D.A.F.C Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Get back to work and spend money on stuff you don't need peasants. I can't spy on you in the house and you make management seem pointless. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said: ""I think now people are really missing that opportunity to collaborate with and just see their friends in the office, to get your hair cut, to go and get a good coffee at lunchtime, and to do all the life admin things you can do in a city centre." I can think of nothing worse than getting my haircut on my lunch, then spending the next three hours or so having to deal with the never-ending stream of wee hairs tickling my back and neck. And a constant itchy face. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: My tired eyes didnt actually clock that so fair play. Genuinely, an "article" so transparent it really should have a "sponsored" disclaimer. Wonder who got paid to run that shite. It's the gall to claim that folk are missing the daily city centre grind and getting out for a haircut or coffee at their breaks. I mean, I'm sure most folk would forego a fucking Starbucks if it meant having to avoid catching 3 or 4 subway trains to and from work in a mad 90 minute each way dash across the city every day at a personal cost of thousands of quid a year. I'm lucky in that my own office is a 15 minute drive from my house but I certainly don't want to be going back to it any more than 2 days a week, simply because I don't need to. I can work with 100% efficiency from my own home and really only should be needed in future for meeting purposes (which I don't have many of). These people don't actually live in the real world. The benefits of WFH outweigh the office 10 fold. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scosha Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 My work are now changing folks contracts allowing them to work either 2 or 3 days per week at home once we’re allowed back into the office. The office will be weirdly quiet once things are back to normal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jan Vojáček said: ""I think now people are really missing that opportunity to collaborate with and just see their friends in the office, to get your hair cut, to go and get a good coffee at lunchtime, and to do all the life admin things you can do in a city centre." I can think of nothing worse than getting my haircut on my lunch, then spending the next three hours or so having to deal with the never-ending stream of wee hairs tickling my back and neck. The trick is to go to one of the barber-shops that wash your hair after cutting it. Slightly pricier but saves having to go at the weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, TheScarf said: I reckon the vaccines are working. That's just my hunch at this stage. You could be onto something, TS. Give the CMOs a ring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Just now, Jacksgranda said: You could be onto something, TS. Give the CMOs a ring. I may tweet that fucking idiot Jason Leitch. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 The only sustained benefit of working in an office is that training new folk is 10x harder remotely than it is in a face to face situation. I'd be happy going into work for 2 or 3 weeks to provide 1 to 1 training for new starts rather than doing so on teams but apart from that? Nahhhhhh. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: It's the gall to claim that folk are missing the daily city centre grind and getting out for a haircut or coffee at their breaks. I mean, I'm sure most folk would forego a fucking Starbucks if it meant having to avoid catching 3 or 4 subway trains to and from work in a mad 90 minute each way dash across the city every day at a personal cost of thousands of quid a year. I'm lucky in that my own office is a 15 minute drive from my house but I certainly don't want to be going back to it any more than 2 days a week, simply because I don't need to. I can work with 100% efficiency from my own home and really only should be needed in future for meeting purposes (which I don't have many of). These people don't actually live in the real world. The benefits of WFH outweigh the office 10 fold. People that work in the financial districts in London don't go for coffees at lunchtime. Pints of lager more likely. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 25 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Re the recent discussion about working from home, heres a flavour of what those who wish to continue it will be up against... The BBC giving someone with a clear vested interest a platform to speak on behalf of the public https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56237586 Right, you fucking proles, this is costing me a fucking fortune, time to get back to where we can keep an eye on you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 My work are redoing 200 peoples contracts to something like 80% hone working. There's a few reasons for this but namely they need the space for other things. I have to be present at work so it won't effect me too much but the genies out the bottle now so far as this needing to drag your arse to an office every working day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: It's the gall to claim that folk are missing the daily city centre grind and getting out for a haircut or coffee at their breaks. I mean, I'm sure most folk would forego a fucking Starbucks if it meant having to avoid catching 3 or 4 subway trains to and from work in a mad 90 minute each way dash across the city every day at a personal cost of thousands of quid a year. I'm lucky in that my own office is a 15 minute drive from my house but I certainly don't want to be going back to it any more than 2 days a week, simply because I don't need to. I can work with 100% efficiency from my own home and really only should be needed in future for meeting purposes (which I don't have many of). These people don't actually live in the real world. The benefits of WFH outweigh the office 10 fold. They do realise its just that wfh exposes lots of unnecessary stuff. They have a financial interest in making people join the rat race. Buy coffee, haircut, trains, pints, meals, sandwiches. Have a bunch of gimps manage people by harassing them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, Knight55WoodBear said: Right, you fucking proles, this is costing me a fucking fortune, time to get back to where we can keep an eye on you. Not to mention that in the article it effectively undermines his entire stance in one sentence. Lloyds Banking Group is set to reduce its office space by 20% over two years after a staff survey found that nearly 80% wanted to work at home for at least three days a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 minute ago, D.A.F.C said: They do realise its just that wfh exposes lots of unnecessary stuff. They have a financial interest in making people join the rat race. Buy coffee, haircut, trains, pints, meals, sandwiches. Have a bunch of gimps manage people by harassing them. You are right about most of this but you need to get over your personal hang ups about anyone who is 'management'. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I wasnt going to book any further holidays this year, but purely from a perspective of getting it right up DAFC im going to book as many foreign trips as possible to stick it to the bourgeoisie. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 5 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: They do realise its just that wfh exposes lots of unnecessary stuff. They have a financial interest in making people join the rat race. Buy coffee, haircut, trains, pints, meals, sandwiches. Have a bunch of gimps manage people by harassing them. Employers also have in many cases a huge financial incentive to bin off expensive office space. Shareholders and the board alike must be seeing the pound signs. Trains and the rest of it are incidental to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Just now, Michael W said: Employers also have in many cases a huge financial incentive to bin off expensive office space. Shareholders and the board alike must be seeing the pound signs. Trains and the rest of it are incidental to them. I had a quick look at the canary wharf group accounts. They have over £3.5 billion in investments that will be almost completely reliant on office occupancy. The fact they've asked this guy's opinion on what people want is absolutely laughable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 6 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: You are right about most of this but you need to get over your personal hang ups about anyone who is 'management'. Drives a BMW and attends meetings all day type post -8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Dons_1988 said: I had a quick look at the canary wharf group accounts. They have over £3.5 billion in investments that will be almost completely reliant on office occupancy. The fact they've asked this guy's opinion on what people want is absolutely laughable. Canary wharf was a total white elephant for the first few years of it's existence. Could be going back to that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, D.A.F.C said: Drives a BMW and attends meetings all day type post Doesn't make you management. I attend meetings all day and have not a single person reporting to me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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