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Show HN: An automated financial assistant for laid off workers (UK)

2 pointsby faisalkhalid80about 5 years ago

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ColinWrightabout 5 years ago
I&#x27;m freelance self-employed, so I thought I&#x27;d give this a shot and see what&#x27;s being offered:<p><pre><code> Fez : Hello! What can I help you with? </code></pre> None of the options seem to cover my case, so I pick the closest:<p><pre><code> You : Get HMRC to pay my wages </code></pre> (That was the only thing that seemed vaguely relevant)<p><pre><code> Fez : Ok First question: are you employed? You : No Fez : Cool. So you are currently employed then </code></pre> (That seems ... odd)<p><pre><code> As you know, the Chancellor announced that HMRC would pay 80% of wages for three months to any employees who totally can&#x27;t work because of COVID 19 (Corona) ... </code></pre> So, that didn&#x27;t help at all.<p>Nice interface, though.<p>(I know this was probably produced in a hurry, and I realise this seems a bit snarky, but I wanted to provide feedback, and this is my honest reaction. I hope it helps pinpoint the next stage of development to become more useful.)