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[Offers] Hybrid working
- Thread starter Clive Walker
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METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
- 7,155
Another one here. Packed in office work just before covid and thank God because I can see way too many reasons why home working would not be for me.
Gazwag
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I do fixed Mon and Tue at home, Wed,Thu,Fri in office. I can usually swap days if necessary but when I take holiday it didn't change my days or anything
This.
Even with time out on NSC (which I don't do in the office) I get far more done at home. Quite simply - 6 Music is less distracting than people wandering in and out, through to make drinks, chatting about all sorts of nonsense - and so on. But a couple of days a week in there is essential - just to nip problems in the bud before they become an issue, and to pick stuff up through osmosis.
Hybrid is definitely the way.
I'm in finance and only one day a week. Think this will change soon which will be in line with the rest of the city, at least 3 days in. I'm happy with that tbh I live in zone 1 so easy enough to come in and I like the human interaction in person.
Since COVID some Muppets have moved from Surrey, Kent etc to bloody Devon, Cornwall etc. they will be screwed ! But what did they expect, London pays a hell of a lot more than the rest of the country so the companies should ask you to come in if they want.
Since COVID some Muppets have moved from Surrey, Kent etc to bloody Devon, Cornwall etc. they will be screwed ! But what did they expect, London pays a hell of a lot more than the rest of the country so the companies should ask you to come in if they want.
BiffyBoy100
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- Apr 20, 2020
- 163
Me too. Hybrid working really didn't help my porn addiction.
S'hampton Seagull
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2 days in, 3 at home. We have to be at 40% attendance over the month though, and any leave or sickness aren't counted. Only a mentalist would include them.
sussex_guy2k2
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- Jun 6, 2014
- 4,637
I’m a full time office worker who can’t wait to leave. Office work is so unproductive.
Do you ever pop out during your working day now that you work from home or do you stay at your desk apart from loo visits and lunch breaks like you use to at work?
I am required to be in London only when I have contact teaching. This time of year it is 2-3 days a week.
One day next week I will need to travel 90 minutes to deliver a 40 minute tutorial where attendance could be as low as 3 students
(one colleague recently had none turn up - but it was a nine O'clock).
I could do the tutorial online but we are told 'this is not an on-line university'.
That was the mantra during covid when the college shat itself over demands for fees to be returned.
Some colleague think it is wonderful being on campus.
The students don't.
We are required to record all lectures for 'revision' using lecture capture.
So loads of students get up late and watch for the first time on their phone.
I am 20% retired but work 5-6 days a week instead of the 4 I am contracted to work.
This is partly because, as a uni academic I have several side hustles.
Management leave me alone by and large.
I do all the data returns for hours, student feedback, reflections on the academic year and all that bollocks...
that nobody reads.
A mate of mine works for Big Pharma in the US. He moved job just before Covid.
They expected him in so he had to rent (this is California - expensive).
After Covid he moved to Phoenix (cheap housing) and flies in for a day or two each month.
Unless you are a lab worker it serves no purpose to ram people into office space.
I agree with others who suggest that companies want staff on site these days because they rent or own too much office space they can't shift.
I would estimate there are less than 50% commuting into London compared with pre covid.
One day next week I will need to travel 90 minutes to deliver a 40 minute tutorial where attendance could be as low as 3 students
(one colleague recently had none turn up - but it was a nine O'clock).
I could do the tutorial online but we are told 'this is not an on-line university'.
That was the mantra during covid when the college shat itself over demands for fees to be returned.
Some colleague think it is wonderful being on campus.
The students don't.
We are required to record all lectures for 'revision' using lecture capture.
So loads of students get up late and watch for the first time on their phone.
I am 20% retired but work 5-6 days a week instead of the 4 I am contracted to work.
This is partly because, as a uni academic I have several side hustles.
Management leave me alone by and large.
I do all the data returns for hours, student feedback, reflections on the academic year and all that bollocks...
that nobody reads.
A mate of mine works for Big Pharma in the US. He moved job just before Covid.
They expected him in so he had to rent (this is California - expensive).
After Covid he moved to Phoenix (cheap housing) and flies in for a day or two each month.
Unless you are a lab worker it serves no purpose to ram people into office space.
I agree with others who suggest that companies want staff on site these days because they rent or own too much office space they can't shift.
I would estimate there are less than 50% commuting into London compared with pre covid.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
The only thing I'm going to miss from our office is the handicapped toilet. It was vast, and spotlessly clean. A truly wondrous venue for a luxurious solo release, none of this trap 1, trap 2 nonsense. In the summer I'd often combine it with the ice cream van when it came round, making a dash when I heard the chimes in the car park. A cola Calippo and a browse of the phone whilst on the pan was a lovely little mid-afternoon break.
Sigh. Those days are gone.
Sigh. Those days are gone.
Yes, when I go in I spend at least as much time chatting as I do working.
That said, I don't do NSC from the office whereas I have been known to log on during the day when I am at home....
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
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Found some further guidance in the policy.
"This expectation does not include weeks where colleagues take vacation, personal or sick time."
Thats positive but it doesn't say how many days I should be in the office should I take 2 days leave. I'll go with zero!
Clive Walker
Stand Or Fall
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- #35
while we're on the subject of WFH vs being in the office ..........the only thing that I struggle with is that gropping in the kitchen is frowned upon in the office while its 'mostly' accepted at home (with the wife).
When I have to travel in peak times I buy a ordinary single (£33) plus a super off peak return with senior rail card (£16) rather than an ordinary return (for which travel cards cannot be applied) which is about £60.
I try to arrange contact teaching and meetings starting no earlier than midday then my commute costs me a mere £16.
And to think that ten years ago I was buying an annual first class season ticket (the last one cost around £7K).
There is no first class anymore on my line so that's not even an issue anymore.
pb21
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- Apr 23, 2010
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I think I'm the same.
I changed jobs a couple of years ago, with the nearest office over 1.5 hours away. Took the job with the knowledge and WfH being fully OK, albeit ideally to go in at least once a week.
Due to the time (and cost) I'm definitely inclined to lot go in and am WfH at least 4 days a week, but this is affecting my state of mind / mental health and productivity. If my office was 20/30 mins away would be in much more.
A couple of other factors that mean WfH is not ideal in this case, but think I am going to have to change jobs so that I can be in the office more...
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Thanks. I'm sure if I fished around I could probably get it cheaper (I need to use the Circle & District line too). But its only once a month, and although I have to stump it up, I do get it back on expenses within a week or so, so no biggee.
As an aside, I'll be getting the 6.45 or 7.15 from Portslade. Anyone know if I'm likely to get a SEAT ? I'm a peak-time virgin, you see.
Hometownglory
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- Jan 12, 2014
- 863
Jeez, lots of office workers here. What does everyone do?
My sister in law mainly WFH and spends most of the time watching box sets and chilling out ha
My sister in law mainly WFH and spends most of the time watching box sets and chilling out ha
pasty
A different kind of pasty
I go into office twice a week, Weds & Thurs and wfh Mon, Tues & Fri
If I book an office day off then I don’t generally compensate by going in on one of my wfh days.
I do however make sure any doctors appointments etc I always book for one of my wfh days.
As an aside, I have noticed my usual train up to Victoria is noticeably busier so far this year than it used to be. Maybe people are returning to offices.
If I book an office day off then I don’t generally compensate by going in on one of my wfh days.
I do however make sure any doctors appointments etc I always book for one of my wfh days.
As an aside, I have noticed my usual train up to Victoria is noticeably busier so far this year than it used to be. Maybe people are returning to offices.