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[News] Once normality returns, what are you LEAST looking forward to?
- Thread starter A1X
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Commuting - both in terms of time and cost.
Gazwag
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School traffic and shopping
Exact opposite for me. All my local running routes are now full of walkers getting in the way - I’ll be glad when have all ****ed off back to whatever they were doing before they ‘discovered’ all the local country paths (and then posted pictures and routes on facebook so all their pals and their pals pals could try them as well).
Least looking forward to ? I know it’s curmudgeonly but having to do ‘social’ stuff I don’t particularly like - got the perfect excuse at the moment.
Horsham Gull
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Social distancing will eventually be phased out..
London Irish
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The extra little bit of care, empathy and civility for neighbours and others that many people have gone out of their way to show because of the difficult times, losing that again
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
After WFH since March, I can't stand the idea of going back to the office Monday to Fridat. I bloody love my commute to work being sloping downstairs at half eight in my dressing gown, and having days like today where I've got the snooker on in the background all afternoon.
Fortunately our building in HH is being DEMOLISHED in June, so if they want us to go back, they'll need to rent new premises. Which given how successful WFH has proved, and the expense that would involve, I doubt they'll do. We have a HQ in London, so I can see me having to show my face there every couple of weeks or so, but my ejukated guess is we'll stay as we are even if/when things get back to "normal".
Fortunately our building in HH is being DEMOLISHED in June, so if they want us to go back, they'll need to rent new premises. Which given how successful WFH has proved, and the expense that would involve, I doubt they'll do. We have a HQ in London, so I can see me having to show my face there every couple of weeks or so, but my ejukated guess is we'll stay as we are even if/when things get back to "normal".
Sloping downstairs? I was hoping you'd MINCE.
This! Like most people on this thread the thought of commuting and going into the office again is what I definitely don't fancy. Not been in to my office since March and doubt we'll be expected back until we're all vaccinated which is not likely to be until the autumn for those of us under 50. Hopefully can arrange regular working from home days once that happens, reckon 2 days a week should be easily possible to arrange.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
I'm not the best in the mornings tbh. I'm not ready for a good MINCE until after a couple of teas and a crumpet.
Jolly Red Giant
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Not if I can help it.
Other people returning to MY office.
I've LOVED having the place to myself, with no singing, coughing, munching, inane small-talk, and general annoyances.
We had it completely refurbished right at the start of lockdown too, so I'm the only one (of usually four) that has been working in our 'new' office.
Lovely.
I've LOVED having the place to myself, with no singing, coughing, munching, inane small-talk, and general annoyances.
We had it completely refurbished right at the start of lockdown too, so I'm the only one (of usually four) that has been working in our 'new' office.
Lovely.
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Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Indeed. There's nothing I can't do at home that I need to go to the office to do. In fact if anything, I'm MORE efficient, as I like to get as much done as poss in the mornings to leave the afternoons *relatively* quiet. Doesn't always work out like that of course, but its a target, especially if there's some snooker, cricket or golf to get on in the "background".
Another side-effect is that (ironically) sickness is basically all but zero. Nobody that I know of in our business has caught the plague. We've had a couple of staff having to self-isolate but that hasn't stopped them working. Who skives when you're WFH ? Even if you're feeling shitty, half the challenge is dragging yourself in to the office (and then pissing everyone else off by coughing and spluttering). Unless you're seriously spannered you can still log on and work as normal.
In this day and age of high speed internet connection, WFH has been a no-brainer for years. Covid has been the gamechanger to force it to happen on a widespread scale now, and I don't think there'll be any going back. Or not much, anyway.
HalfaSeatOn
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Cold, dark winter mornings commuting. In fact, commuting full stop. Bad for mental health and wellbeing.
HalfaSeatOn
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The alarm clock going off.
Nigella's Cream Pie
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Getting a 'sorry we missed you' card instead of delivery package being left outside when I don't hear the bell
Actually that's a good point. I seem to catch every cough and cold going round the office and end up having a few sick days here and there. Not had a single day sick since the first lockdown started. Really not looking forward to catching every bug and virus going again.
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