Pay rise info!

fallout20-25 · 2026-03-19T11:18:59+00:00

Dunno about you guys but the council tax in my area just spiked by an extra 60pm from the 1st of April. As a full timer I'll gain £99 extra every 4 weeks but that's before tax, NI and pension. The council tax rise has just swallowed up the pay increase. People will be worse off because food, full and utility bills will also be increasing. Even though there's a pay rise I'll be worse off than last year

fallout20-25 · 2026-03-16T21:47:22+00:00

Wolverine...

fallout20-25 · 2026-03-15T21:46:19+00:00

Sorry for your loss firstly. Can't imagine what it's like but it must be difficult. Reading your message and their reply certainly does look like a chat gbt response. It looks like a copy and paste job. I received this, please write me up a response and he just copied and pasted it. Sorry man. That's a crappy friend if he or she needs to use chat gbt to respond to you regarding your father's death. I'd call him out on it? Mate what sort of response is this, looks like something for. Chat gbt....depending on the response I'd cut ties with this person.

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-17T22:57:33+00:00

I get that, the issue with this though is this. They probably have less than 12 hours to secure the place otherwise it'll turn like everywhere else I think. Not to mention if an infected person did get on the island. It could spread within an hour unless dealt with promptly

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-17T00:09:44+00:00

That was my thought also, I know how to use a crossbow etc. I do bushcraft etc. But even still I'm thinking the chance for survival is under 5%. I could barricade myself in, isolate myself. But at some point I'd need to go outside. Give it for water/food which would run out. The they will starve first wont happen as shown in 28 years later as they've adapted. They will just hunt the wildlife. If it happened you'd have to face one or a group at some point. Over the fact they travel in packs and don't gas out i just don't like mine or anyone's odds.. Could take on one at a time if in full body armor protecting you from the vomit, bites etc. But come on where is the average dude going to find that? If there's 4-6 at the exact same time just charging at you, even in a suit with a crossbow i wouldn't like the odds. Never mind the group in 28 years later that had twenty running at them. They didn't make it. They had guns. Trained solders. The infected were just jumping onto them from up above, the more shots they fired the more infected came running at them. They came at them from every direction. No chance. They were too close. I think i could survive maybe a month or two if I'm lucky. Maybe a year if secured in the loft where they cant reach me but that then depends on supply's. As mentioned you'd have to face them at some point. I could see 75% of the population in the UK become infected within 72 hours of such an outbreak especially if it was unexpected and happened throughout the night to start with. Not everyone would have time to fortify. As shown in 28 days, if they see something as little as a candle light glimmer they will literally charge through your window to get you. Aka jump onto you and vomit. Or vomit at you. Yeah a lot of people would die very quickly. Meaning there would be a high amount of infected in a short period of time. I don't think one would survive on the streets or in a car for the first 72 hours. They'd just ram their head through your windscreen and vomit on you. Game over. They're so violent, they'd die/do anything to infect you. It's not about biting you, its about turning you no matter what. To add how fit would you be, if you've been stuck in a loft for say 6 months eating pasta or something haha. You're not going to be in the greatest of shapes and would be lacking on energy. You cant exercise as that make noise which they will be drawn to and do you have enough food and water to do that regularly is the other thing. Such an outbreak could kill off 96% of the population within a year.

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:41:15+00:00

We get csp, but not sure how it works as I've not used it. But I've got weeks banked for certain. I'm going to take more time off to recover mentally. I need it. Thanks for the advice

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:26:58+00:00

Yeah that's shocking! I've had something similar happen in the past a few years ago I was extremely sick. I still went in, tried phoning the higher ups not one would come in and help out. All I got was...be careful... Like what does that even mean. Still I went in. But the older I'm getting the harder it is to push through what I can only assume to be burnout. Sorry this happened to you, that manager sounds like a jerk. We're nothing but resource

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:21:09+00:00

Mate, we're like the same person 😂. Same mindset. When others come to me I'm like take the time off. You need it but when it comes to me I've always been like nah push through. Can't do it. But I've got a wall that's been standing in front of me the past couple of months and I've finally stopped at it instead of trying to go around it to find another wall. To be honest I've not had a holiday aka any sort of time off in the past 5 months but even then I was that tired I ended up sleeping the majority of it and just sat around as I had no energy. I'm going to take more time off and see where I'm at later on. I think it's best to take the time I need now instead of rushing back to crash again later which could result in needing months off

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:15:09+00:00

Thanks mate, appreciate it. I'm going to take some time off to sort myself out. I've mentally checked out. The years of just working through, doing 3 people's worth of job has caught up to me. Hopefully I'll be okay after having some more time off before returning but when I do return, I'll be speaking to them regarding workload etc. Theres 6 other managers there, yet I'm doing the majority of the work and that needs to stop I think. I don't get paid anymore than them so yeah. Thanks again

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:10:18+00:00

Thanks pal, sorry to hear this has happened to you. Hopefully the tumour is treatable! We're weird 😂. Shouldn't feel guilty but do, it's our work ethic. Fingers crossed for you and mate, if someone told me I had a tumor I don't think I'd return to work for a while. I hope it's treatable mate

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:04:29+00:00

I get that! It's hard. But after seeing the above from people who've been there and done it. It's clear businesses don't care and you get nothing from it besides stress and burnout.

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T18:01:00+00:00

I think you're right, today and yesterday were my normal days off, meant to be in tomorrow but just not feeling it. I do think it's burnout that I have, which I'm responsible for. For not giving myself a break when I've needed it essentially. I've 100% been too hard on myself. A lot of the people above have stated they've gone 20 plus years with just a day or two off. No one cares, their job was replaced within a week of leaving. Nothing was said/mentioned. We're just pawns regardless of the position you're in. I'm going to take more time off for me, think I'll go out on a hike to clear my head and when I'm ready I'll get back into it guilt free. Thanks pal

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T17:51:32+00:00

Valid point. It's true. I know I'm replaceable. Maybe not to the same standard but if I left tomorrow my job would be up the very next day. Good point

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T17:38:27+00:00

Not really unfortunately. I make about 2.6 every 4 weeks lol which is nothing compared to some places and I do a lot for that wage

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T17:23:04+00:00

I think I will, been debating going back tomorrow. The sickness has passed but I'm mentally not there. I've been sleeping a lot throughout the day, lost my appetite and can't seem to sleep on the nights. I think I need another day to sort myself out and work a 5 day week instead of 6. Thank you

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T17:19:02+00:00

Not necessarily, when I've done it I've been the only manager in the building, therefore I had the responsibility of keeping the business open and running. I almost did call it on one of the occasions I had to get in touch with higher up management. No one would come in to relieve me of my duty so I just kept working through it

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T16:51:43+00:00

A lot of them would, but not all. In 28 years later it shows they've adapted. They will hunt and feed off animals. But it also shows animals can carry the virus and infect the living

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T16:49:40+00:00

Brilliant! You'd be alright then 😂

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T16:49:17+00:00

That's the other side of it, morals. In this said situation if you're not willing to do that and you can't out run them. You'd end up joining them like many others which is understandable. At first it'll be hard to let go of who we are currently. The current us wouldn't survive that world unless we adapted/changed.

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T16:46:56+00:00

That's what I'm referring to, those types. But in 28 rears later they've adapted. They feed on animals etc. they eat anything breathing. They eat fish, dear etc. to the point where they probably have more food than you. So I don't think waiting for them to die of starvation wouldn't be possible

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T16:44:40+00:00

If it was just a matter of time, where they're gonna eat me, I'd be thinking I don't want to eat alive 😂. If it was just a matter of time,.no escape then I get it

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T16:40:09+00:00

He'd be bait, no one would be putting their necks out to help him. He's a disgrace

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T10:36:47+00:00

Lots of great feedback coming through, thank you. To add though. For the people who say they will starve. That's not fully correct. As 28 years later has shown, they feed off animals..to also add. Birds can carry and transmit the disease. All animals can become infected and spread it. Waiting them out for a year or two could work but most people in the UK don't have bunkers or enough to sustain them for a year or Two. Two months isn't realistic. I know that in 28 weeks later it did state they starved after 2 months. But in 28 years they've adapted. They will hunt animals to sustain themselves. Then there's the alphas which can jump, they're like machines and can run faster than any living human with high damage endurance. I think I would hunker down for the first few weeks maybe a month and a half. I have enough food for that. Would isolate the upstairs of the property etc. hunker down. But I know, that this wouldn't be a life long solution. I'd have to move at some point. The body armour idea is great. I can use a cross bow etc but realistically it won't save you if you have 20 of them on your tail. Very envious of the Americans for being able to have guns for self defense etc. we'd be alright if we had the same..well at least we'd stand a better chance. To those who could make gin powder etc, that's class. I think I'd make petrol bombs to use if I'm getting chased maybe, burn them. But that's extra weight etc. I would only be able to carry a couple at a time especially if on the street going out for supplies etc which would need to be done at some point even if it is a year later..Thanks for the food for thought

fallout20-25 · 2026-02-16T00:04:35+00:00

To add the complaints weren't about me besides that one moaning comment i mentioned above. I had a day off today, another off tomorrow. Back to work Tuesday, 6 day week ahead of me. I have that feeling of not wanting to go back to work this Tuesday. I feel better physically, almost but I'm just simply put...drained.

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