At Royal Berkshire Hospital to mark five years since the pandemic began, the Prince suggested that NHS workers should have “an enforced career break” to avoid burn-out. No, he didn’t mention paying them during this break, thanks for asking.
I guess that’s one way of avoiding occupational stressors, but I fear it would occasion plenty of other problems.
For millions in the UK, money is something that appears in your account once a month, and – if you’re lucky – can be eked out until the next lot comes in. If you don’t work, the money doesn’t come; career breaks sound lovely in theory, but for those of us who earn our own income, and you know, need it to live, they’re not much more than a fantasy.
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Read MoreIf you were going to look up “privilege” in the dictionary, you’d be hard pressed to find a better definition than “first born son of a reigning monarch” – so while I don’t think he’s a bad guy, per se, I do think the Prince ought to expect a little bit of ribbing when he says something tone deaf.
Look, I don’t love the Royals – how did you guess? – but part of what’s so infuriating about William’s brainwave is that, on some level, it’s a great idea. In the same way as some of the best chess moves come from total novices, stumbling into a stroke of genius, William’s suggestion is practically radical, disruptive, if you squint.
Unpaid and enforced breaks are perhaps the worst idea I’ve ever heard, but voluntary, paid ones could be revolutionary. It’ll take a bit of time and cash to get the idea off the ground, but I hear that William’s got both in spades.
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