It was one year today...

 Today is a grim milestone,

One year since the country locked down because of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Since then we've had around 120,000+ additional deaths, compared to normal, and a wrecked economy. Thankfully the vaccination program has been one of the best organised and most efficient in the world, with almost half the population having received one dose. 

Hopefully this time next year, the pandemic will be nothing more than a series of surreal memories. 

Eight years and... no bonus

Today was a memorable day at work for two reasons.

Firstly, it marked eight years at my current employer, the longest I've ever worked anywhere. 

Secondly, for the first time I've been with the company, there will be no end of year bonus for the employees this year. The reason of course is the COVID crisis that affected the entire world from about this time in 2020 and is still ongoing. 

None the less, it's very disappointing news, especially as the company still found the money to pay a dividend to the shareholders at the end of December last year. The senior managers own a lot of shares. The ordinary employees, not so many...