Yeah, I have a couple of friends who are second years now& they feel really hard done by with all of the strikes and losing a lot of contact hours when they felt that the work was getting a bit more serious in a way.

I’m lucky to be where I am now where the company is going to put me through CILEx, so going to uni is definitely not the first option but it’s nice to feel a bit of security in the fact that if all does end up falling through, I have the option.

Thanks for your thoughts! Definitely has been interesting seeing a lot of threads in the sub from people who are my age going through what seems like a completely different experience with this than me. Stay safe!