The weather is currently creating havoc over vast areas of the British Isles and there’s no sign of the snow, ice and freezing conditions letting up over the next few days.
People who manage to get into work today may struggle to get home tonight. And, if that’s the case, they may stay home tomorrow.
If you’re not currently working where is accessible to you? What businesses near you might welcome an extra pair of hands to fill in for an essential employee who can’t make it? Sure, it may only be for a few days, even a few hours a day, but it’s a chance to get a foot in the door. Who is that employer going to remember?
Why not call the owners/MDs of businesses within a 10 – 20 minute walk (if there are any):
“Hi. My name is… I’m between assignments at the moment, am 5 (or whatever) minutes from you and wondered if you’re a bit stuck and need a sub for an employee who can’t make it in because of the weather conditions. I’m pretty experienced and adaptable…”
You may want to dispense with the phone call and just present yourself at the business premises.
It may work. It might not. But you won’t know unless you try and what else would you be doing?
If there’s no chance of paid work anywhere near you who could you help out in your neighbourhood just because you can?
The old, the frail and the disabled suffer particularly at times like this. Getting out and about can be treacherous – could you go offer to go to the local shops for a neighbour or two and get essentials to tide them over? And if they stay indoors they often don’t heat their homes enough to keep themselves warm – and sometimes nobody knows until it’s too late.