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"If you think it's a bad thing, it looks like you and Sir Sadiq Khan are in agreement. Are you and he right?"
Working from home has had a major impact on urban centres. All those coffee shops and sandwich bars were first hit by Covid and then hit again when the office workers didn't return.
The trade loss to the pubs in after works drinks also badly impacted the licensing industry. |
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"If you think it's a bad thing, it looks like you and Sir Sadiq Khan are in agreement. Are you and he right?
Working from home has had a major impact on urban centres. All those coffee shops and sandwich bars were first hit by Covid and then hit again when the office workers didn't return.
The trade loss to the pubs in after works drinks also badly impacted the licensing industry."
Why would anyone buy a sandwich when it’s much cheaper to make your own?
Although I now work from home, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve bought a sandwich when I did go to the office.
Same with after work drinks. I have to work all day with people I don’t like so why would I socialise with them? |
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"If you think it's a bad thing, it looks like you and Sir Sadiq Khan are in agreement. Are you and he right?
Working from home has had a major impact on urban centres. All those coffee shops and sandwich bars were first hit by Covid and then hit again when the office workers didn't return.
The trade loss to the pubs in after works drinks also badly impacted the licensing industry."
Indeed. So, maybe they can all get other jobs? That worked for the miners and steelworkers, didn't it? Nobody owes the sandwich makers a living. Do they?
If you can do your job just as effectively without commuting ... why commute?
If working from home means you end up getting paid less, put up with it - if you can afford to.
And what happens when the bulk of London's clerical workers are replaced by AI? Because they're going to be. |
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I think working from home should be a matter of negotiation between businesses and employees. If a business feels that the employees should be in office, they have the right to set the rules. Employees can leave and find a job that allows working from home.
I don't know why politicians want to interfere in this, unless we are talking about public service jobs. |
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"I think working from home should be a matter of negotiation between businesses and employees. If a business feels that the employees should be in office, they have the right to set the rules. Employees can leave and find a job that allows working from home.
I don't know why politicians want to interfere in this, unless we are talking about public service jobs."
Agreed. I think the politicians are interfering due to their own financial interests and those of their donors/cronies.
We'll see where it all goes but even if they can get someone back in the office, they're not getting the genie back in the bottle. |
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Working from home is here to stay. I personally don't like it. I'm currently in my office with 6 other people. I moved from unsocial fitness hours to a 9-5 Mon-Fri office job wanting a more social life and it just hasn't happened.
Kinda sad really. |
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By (user no longer on site) 15 weeks ago
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I love WFH
I'm more productive because I can just crack on with work instead of spending hours in unnecessary team meetings rustled up by worthless middle management justifying their wage
I don't have to travel an hour each day, saving me money and time and reducing my carbon footprint
I have no interest in the socialising aspect of work as I have interests that meet those needs
I abhor the office and the attached culture
If you don't have to be onsite why go in, stay home out of the way so those that do need to travel and commute can do something efficiently |
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"I love WFH
I'm more productive because I can just crack on with work instead of spending hours in unnecessary team meetings rustled up by worthless middle management justifying their wage
I don't have to travel an hour each day, saving me money and time and reducing my carbon footprint
I have no interest in the socialising aspect of work as I have interests that meet those needs
I abhor the office and the attached culture
If you don't have to be onsite why go in, stay home out of the way so those that do need to travel and commute can do something efficiently "
Exactly. If you are in a position to be able to work from home, just as productively, less stressed and financially better off; what's not to like? |
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"Not a bad thing in all circumstances but clearly has gone too far and affected productivity, especially in the public sector. "
Fair enough. It could certainly be tweaked for the public sector. However, that's not what SSK and all the office space owners are bleating about. I guess they'll just have to adapt. |
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By *ild_oatsMan 15 weeks ago
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"Not a bad thing in all circumstances but clearly has gone too far and affected productivity, especially in the public sector. "
I would definitely disagree with you on that one. As I wfh in the public sector I am far more productive than when I’m in the office.
When I’m in the offices about once a month I get less done in the few days I’m there than at home. Due to all the unnecessary distractions. I spend at least two day catching up at home after I have visited the office. |
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"If you think it's a bad thing, it looks like you and Sir Sadiq Khan are in agreement. Are you and he right?"
my job will never work from home it can't but I'm all for people if they can less travelling better for roads a place I delivered to as completely shut down owner give them a choice close building share the savings extra wages or go back to office no pay rise no brainer once a month he pays for a get together drinks and food I think it's a fantastic idea.
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"If you think it's a bad thing, it looks like you and Sir Sadiq Khan are in agreement. Are you and he right?"
Apart from the loss of trade, transport is also mentioned. TFL has been hit hard by the reduction in people traveling affecting income. On the flip side I would have thought that helps with carbon footprint to a degree though depends if the are still running the same amount of buses and trains but just half empty |
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By *otMe66Man 15 weeks ago
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"If you think it's a bad thing, it looks like you and Sir Sadiq Khan are in agreement. Are you and he right?
Apart from the loss of trade, transport is also mentioned. TFL has been hit hard by the reduction in people traveling affecting income. On the flip side I would have thought that helps with carbon footprint to a degree though depends if the are still running the same amount of buses and trains but just half empty"
The problem with TFL is how it is funded, if people are not paying fares, Mr Khan will need to dip his hand in his pocket, and that will impact a great number of vanity projects.... |
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"I love WFH
I'm more productive because I can just crack on with work instead of spending hours in unnecessary team meetings rustled up by worthless middle management justifying their wage
I don't have to travel an hour each day, saving me money and time and reducing my carbon footprint
I have no interest in the socialising aspect of work as I have interests that meet those needs
I abhor the office and the attached culture
If you don't have to be onsite why go in, stay home out of the way so those that do need to travel and commute can do something efficiently "
I reckon your job can be done by a 10 rupee a day char wallah in Bangalore. Smell the coffee. |
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By (user no longer on site) 15 weeks ago
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"I love WFH
I'm more productive because I can just crack on with work instead of spending hours in unnecessary team meetings rustled up by worthless middle management justifying their wage
I don't have to travel an hour each day, saving me money and time and reducing my carbon footprint
I have no interest in the socialising aspect of work as I have interests that meet those needs
I abhor the office and the attached culture
If you don't have to be onsite why go in, stay home out of the way so those that do need to travel and commute can do something efficiently
I reckon your job can be done by a 10 rupee a day char wallah in Bangalore. Smell the coffee."
Probably, so could lot's of people's
If not by some offshore guy, then by AI
You think anyone's job is safe?
The world is changing. The industrial technology that rendered so many workers obsolete will happen again through AI sooner than you imagine
Going in to suck up to your boss won't save you, you're nothing to your employer |
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