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Post by Danno on Sept 8, 2021 21:27:54 GMT
I am off on Wednesdays. I do not work on Wednesdays. This is for *everyone's* good. The firm knows this, Outlook reflects this, Teams clearly states this, and yet, I am constantly barraged on any given Wednesday with calls, texts, emails, teams messages and sephamore signals from my neighbour's rooftop.
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Post by retro74 on Sept 8, 2021 21:33:49 GMT
What do you do on Wednesdays? I’d play golf if I was off every Wednesday
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Post by Danno on Sept 8, 2021 21:39:14 GMT
Whatever I feel like doing. At the moment it's games and 40k stuff, with a shower of housework, since being outside is a Before Times thing.
Seriously the 4 day week is amazing. Laundry? Done. Big batch of cooking? Done. Cleaning the kitchen cupboards? Done. There's actually time for all that stuff.*
*But I spend it playing videogames, building models and watching movies. It's still amazing for my mental health though. 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 2 days off. Easy.
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Post by retro74 on Sept 8, 2021 22:03:57 GMT
I would love that but I’d want every Friday or Monday off
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Post by Danno on Sept 8, 2021 22:07:59 GMT
The draw for that was strong, but splitting the week in half is excellent. You have a sort of Friday on Tuesday and only 1 day til the next Friday. It's brilliant
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Post by Phattso on Sept 8, 2021 22:08:28 GMT
I would love that but I’d want every Friday or Monday off You think that's what you want, but actually you don't. Thursday is my day off, since April this year. Wednesday night is the new Friday night. It's great. And then I get Friday again! Splitting the work week (even annoyingly asymmetrically like I have) truly is a game changer. I've gone from every shitty moment at work being THE WORST THING EVER (tm) to being pretty calm all the time. I've been stunned at the difference it made. A three day weekend wouldn't do quite the same thing. I *want* my Monday and my Friday at work - there's something about the shared rhythm of a work week that makes those two important I reckon. |
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Post by Phattso on Sept 8, 2021 22:09:13 GMT
(my rant, btw, is also that people ping me last thing on Wednesday and randomly on Thursday asking for shit that I then tell them to go and sing for  ) |
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Post by Danno on Sept 8, 2021 22:10:25 GMT
What Phattso said
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Post by Dougs on Sept 9, 2021 7:09:44 GMT
I have been mulling over whether I want to pursue dropping a day, mostly for my own mental health too. I'm not sure I can afford it at the moment, but I think I would similarly benefit. At the moment, I am taking random days leave to recharge, maybe every 6-8 weeks, just for me to sit in my pants and play games. Must be some kind of calculator out there on the internets (obvs I haven't looked).
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Post by Phattso on Sept 9, 2021 7:15:23 GMT
The cash angle was tough. But when I was at my lowest at this job and was interviewing at other places, I found myself seriously considering roles paying as much as a third less than I was on. At that point I didn’t have much to lose by speaking to the guvnor and exploring something else. In the end a 20% hit, but I’m back to enjoying what I do. Well. Enjoying it more than I was anyways. |
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Post by MysteryLamb on Sept 9, 2021 7:17:17 GMT
I get every Tuesday off, which is actually pretty great when there is a bank holiday. 4 day Weekend!
It does mean long days and the odd Saturday though (1 in 4) but its much better than a 9-5, 5 days a week
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Post by Dougs on Sept 9, 2021 7:23:47 GMT
Yeah, compressed hours is the other option. Not sure I could do that without a massive impact on the family though.
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Post by Tomo on Sept 9, 2021 7:31:09 GMT
Would love to work 4 days, dropping Wednesday would also be my option. Not really viable for me atm though sadly.
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Post by jeepers on Sept 9, 2021 7:41:34 GMT
Yeah, compressed hours is the other option. Not sure I could do that without a massive impact on the family though. My wife (also Civil Service) does compressed hours and it can be tough. Because she’s working outside of “usual hours” four days a week it’s easier to end up doing more than she should. And I do wonder whether any gains she makes are cancelled out by being so tired on her “non-work” days. Would it be possible to trial four days a week for a set period, either extending if it works for you and family or reverting to the traditional, soul-destroying norm if it doesn’t? |
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Post by dfunked on Sept 9, 2021 8:46:42 GMT
This morning was my first chance to actually sleep in since I quit my job. Everything was perfectly aligned. I was in the spare room snoozing away, cats had been fed and were curled up on me, window was closed to block out any noise from neighbours...
08:46 and the doorbell goes for the most mundane delivery (garden shears). It would've been alright if it was something exciting getting delivered, but fuck me that's put me in a foul mood for the morning!
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Post by mrpon on Sept 9, 2021 8:50:37 GMT
I've heard places allow you to combine the working week into 4 days, thus allowing a day off. Worth asking in this current WFH climate.
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Post by Dr Haggard on Sept 9, 2021 9:00:55 GMT
That's all very well, but what is sephamore? I'd love to be able to switch to a four day week. WFH has generally been great and I plan to carry on and only go to the office once or twice a week at most from now on, but a four day week sounds awesome. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 9, 2021 11:58:42 GMT
If I was to move to FT hours in a 4 day week, the problem would be impact on home life, getting kids off to school, pick ups etc. I have to work late most days to make that up as it is, can't see myself being able to add another 7.5 hours into that.
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 9, 2021 23:35:59 GMT
When people, like, mostly Americans it seems, like, talk and like 20% of all words used is like, "like". Like, when I listen to some, like, podcast, and they're all like "like, this" and "like, that", like all the fucking time. Like, the more they use the word, the more, like, allergic I get. Like, I don't even get like what they're saying, it's like all drowned in a barrage of like, "like".
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 9, 2021 23:38:35 GMT
You'd hate teenagers
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Post by RadicalRex on Sept 9, 2021 23:41:07 GMT
I do
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Sept 27, 2021 8:13:11 GMT
I hate having to enroll my own personal devices into intune just so I access fucking OneNote and emails.
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Post by grizzly on Sept 27, 2021 11:36:29 GMT
I am off on Wednesdays. I do not work on Wednesdays. This is for *everyone's* good. The firm knows this, Outlook reflects this, Teams clearly states this, and yet, I am constantly barraged on any given Wednesday with calls, texts, emails, teams messages and sephamore signals from my neighbour's rooftop. ooh that's a pain. I know with Teams on mobile you can set it up so it just doesn't give you any notifications on any given day, but otherwise... eugh. I guess this is why people get work phones. |
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Post by grizzly on Sept 27, 2021 11:37:10 GMT
When people, like, mostly Americans it seems, like, talk and like 20% of all words used is like, "like". Like, when I listen to some, like, podcast, and they're all like "like, this" and "like, that", like all the fucking time. Like, the more they use the word, the more, like, allergic I get. Like, I don't even get like what they're saying, it's like all drowned in a barrage of like, "like". I picked this habit up from the americans and like it's bad. |
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Post by dogbot on Sept 27, 2021 11:42:58 GMT
I bought a new Samsung washing machine in July. It is 8 weeks old.
The rubber door seal has torn and consequently, it is leaking. On Friday I spent forever mopping the (thankfully tiled) floor whilst I tried desperately to get the stupid thing to stop the cycle it was on and drain.
Ever since then, I've been trying to get on the phone to Samsung (it came from Currys, but all repairs are directed to Samsung apparently) to arrange to get it repaired. Eventually this morning, I finally managed to not get hung up on after 20 minutes on hold and get it logged. They requested I send a photo. I did so. They've just advised that they will arrange a repair in - ready? - "the next FOUR WEEKS".
I haven't told the wife yet, she's going to be... unhappy. 4 humans, 4 animals in this household. It's going to be a messy, smelly time of it.
I knew I should have just bought something from AO.
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Post by Techno Hippy on Sept 27, 2021 11:45:18 GMT
I used to have Wednesdays off and it was great as it felt like a two day working week - I wish that were still the case.
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Post by knighty on Sept 27, 2021 11:52:57 GMT
Oof, feel your pain dogbot. I had a hot point washing machine fail after a month (from AO), luckily only took a week to repair but by that point I’d built up several full loads it’s taken me a week to recover from!
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Post by jellyhead on Sept 27, 2021 11:53:51 GMT
grizzly Danno Don't go to Cardiff then. You'd hate it, like.
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Post by BeetrootBertie on Sept 27, 2021 11:56:03 GMT
dogbot Under UK consumer law, your rights and contract are with the retailer - they should repair or replace given its age. I'd be tempted to go back to Currys with your issue unless you're willing to leave it to Samsung at this point. This covers the consumer law stuff pretty clearly and you could use the info in it to probably press Currys to deal with it if you wanted to (as they should) - maybe you could argue for a replacement instead of a repair given the potential wait? www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-rights-act-aKJYx8n5KiSl#who-should-you-claim-againstI suppose it might depend on the reason for the torn seal - if it was done by kids/pets/yourself etc then maybe it's not classed as a failure/fault.
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Post by grizzly on Sept 27, 2021 11:56:30 GMT
grizzly Danno Don't go to Cardiff then. You'd hate it, like.
I don't need to go to Cardiff I've been watching Doctor Who since the reboot  |
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