Self-isolating pension professionals and their pets

Holly Roach
clock • 3 min read

Pension professionals show us their new 'work colleagues' as their turn their homes into offices.

With the UK now in lockdown, large volumes of people are working from home in self-isolation.

PP continues to keep you up-to-date with the latest Covid-19 news via our live blog here.

In these uncertain times, for some light-hearted fun, fellow Incisive Media publication CRN  published photos of their readers' pets and PP have now done the same. We asked industry experts to send us some snaps of their pets either helping or hindering them as they turn their dining tables into desks.

Here goes...

Pet: Bella, "super chilled, a definite help"

Owner: David Brooks, Broadstone technical director and consultant

Current status: Lying in bed (Bella, not David, I think!)

Pet: Magnus (12 weeks old!)

Owner: Daniel Gerring, Travers Smith partner and head of pensions

Pet: Frankie, "constantly interrupting Skype calls with barking and incessant requests to retrieve his squeaky ball"

Owner: Gillian Nugent, Hymans Robertson digital manager

Pet: Jasper (photo taken just before the glasses were knocked off)

Owner: Richard Warden, Hymans Robertson partner

Pet: Dino

Owner: Steven Baxter, Hymans Robertson head of longevity reserch

Pet: Flossy (new to the family and getting trained up during the lockdown)

Owner: Robert Cochran, Scottish Widows senior take to market specialist

Pet: Buzz

Owner: Laura McLaren, Hymans Robertson partner

Pet: Dexter

Owner: Kate Ross, Smart Pension head of PDG

Pet: Sydney (the Mi-ki)

Owner: Tracey Lennon, IQVIA assoicate director of pensions and benefits

Pet: Honey

Owner: Tom Blears, Intellica client relationship manager

Pets: Tufty and Inky, "excellent new team, but they can be a little judgemental!"

Owner: Daniela Silcock, Pensions Policy Institute head of policy research

Pet: Dexter, "he's cute but his typing skills need a lot of work (and he keeps falling asleep at his desk!)"

Owner: Danielle Baker, Pensions Policy Institute head of membership & enternal engagement

Pets: William and Betty

Owner: Sue Waites, Hymans Robertson partner

Pet: Axel

Owner: Michelle Darracott, Smart Pension chief strategy officer

Pet: Coco

Owner: Calum Cooper, Hymans Robertson partner

Pet: Becky

Owner: Eve Keith, Unison pensions manager

Pet: Millie (she *thinks* she is being helpful by draping herself over my wrist at all times to keep it warm and help speed up my typing!)

Owner: Caroline Escott, PLSA policy lead

Pet: Lola

Owner: Liberty Howard, Smart Pension content designer

Pet: Mocha

Owner: Jamie Leaney, Smart Pension finance manager

And finally...

Pet: Eddie, set up for the afternoon in my office!

Owner: Holly Roach, Professional Pensions correspondent

Send your photos to [email protected]  or tweet me @HollyPensions 

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