@davewil1964 wrote:
@rogespeed wrote:
@freddie*rooster wrote:
All those people lined up at the Centrelink Offices and very few
masks to be seen. Gosh this is shoddy no wonder it's spreading.
My experience 24/03/2020 abvout 8:30 - 9:00 am
At the front door C/link staff ask you 2 questions before allowing admittance - have you been overseas recently and have you been in contact with a known covid-19 case ? or words to that effect
If you answer no for both , then the rationale is that you can not be a viral threat so admittance is granted.
Only 9 clients at a time allowed in
Once in the foyar awaiting front desk consultation - you stand on the taped x , which is a couple of meters away from the other 8 x's who have other clients dolefully standing upon.
Moving up the queue means stepping from one x to the other as indicated by an arrow ( taped)
Consulting at the front desk : stand at the taped line 1.5 meters from the desk ( ala Blues Brothers film opening scene, and with about as much emotional gravity )
Most likely be directed for a specialist interview - wait sitting on a single chair placed 1.5 meters away from the next in all directions
Sounds perfect. That's the minimum of what you expected, surely.
Maybe remotre country located people have more nous to apply online or are better supported by employers or are mainly already registered ( so almsot auto update ) - hence no queues , as for me i had a detail edit issue not accessable by me , was not there for the payments
I suspect satuation reporting of seemingly overwhelming queues at c/link was to encourage people to apply online , sort of noble fake news
( Most of the teeming masses portrayed did not have the hopeless stressed out body langauge nor dress style of just unexpectedly laid off workers who have bulk but respectful debt obligfations , and being clueless first time benefit clients - more like those of long term recipients applying for additional benefit, but i could be wrong )
