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Post by dfunked on Jun 20, 2022 11:05:03 GMT
£100+ a month for me just on one day a week in the office. I'm technically meant to be in two days, but thankfully my boss doesn't seem to give a shit about that, so I've dodged the instant doubling of travel costs.
Just feels like pissing money away after being able to walk to my last job and then spending all that time WFH. Must be absolutely horrible for minimum wage workers who need to travel to work.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 20, 2022 11:12:59 GMT
The problem is that, in terms of utility, it seems like a fairly binary 'at home full time or the office full time' choice.
If you allow an arbitrary amount like three days a week at home, its going to be very rare that enough people are in the office to stop it being a teams meeting anyway. It seems completely pointless.
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Post by Dougs on Jun 20, 2022 11:15:10 GMT
Yup, that's where we're at. It's 2 days a week, but those days can vary and you never get everyone in the office at the same time. So I spend most of my time in the office on video calls. It's great to see people and have that wider connection but I'd rather save the £400 a month, cheers.
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Jun 20, 2022 11:21:48 GMT
Prices don't go down. Lower inflation just means they stop going up so fast. In a recession they do. Otherwise no one is going to buy shit. Supply and Demand  |
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Post by brokenkey on Jun 20, 2022 18:32:09 GMT
Prices don't go down. Lower inflation just means they stop going up so fast. In a recession they do. Otherwise no one is going to buy shit. Supply and Demand are you familiar with food banks? Seriously though, find me any examples of negative inflation during recessions in the UK. The BoE is targeted to keep inflation the positive range. |
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Post by sport✅ on Jun 20, 2022 18:40:33 GMT
brokenkey? More like brokenkeynesian economics amirite?
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Post by clemfandango on Jun 20, 2022 18:43:53 GMT
You work from homer’s need a daily mail reading boss like mine. As soon as Boris requested it I had to put the plan in place to get everybody back in. This week is our first full week all back.
We were doing 3 in office and 2 at home for the last twelve months and it worked perfectly...😡
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Post by dogbot on Jun 20, 2022 18:50:11 GMT
Sounds like you need a new job.
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Post by dmukgr on Jun 20, 2022 18:56:22 GMT
The problem is that, in terms of utility, it seems like a fairly binary 'at home full time or the office full time' choice. If you allow an arbitrary amount like three days a week at home, its going to be very rare that enough people are in the office to stop it being a teams meeting anyway. It seems completely pointless. I’ve got my lot going in once a month and we do our face to face meetings then but I’ve found some go in more often, like today, when we had two new starters. |
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Post by geefe on Jun 20, 2022 18:56:59 GMT
Yeah. I know people who threatened to quit if made to go in full time. Bosses backed down quickly. It's a buyer's market out there, right now.
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Post by Danno on Jun 20, 2022 18:57:54 GMT
You work from homer’s need a daily mail reading boss like mine. As soon as Boris requested it I had to put the plan in place to get everybody back in. This week is our first full week all back. We were doing 3 in office and 2 at home for the last twelve months and it worked perfectly...😡 Think you're about to see several resignation letters in the coming weeks |
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Post by dmukgr on Jun 20, 2022 18:59:03 GMT
Strangely, the company I work for has opened up two new offices in the last few months as well as lots of people we interview say they want a base they can go into if they feel like it, so we’ve opened up small offices in office blocks that have multiple occupancy.
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Post by dogbot on Jun 20, 2022 19:24:02 GMT
Yeah. I know people who threatened to quit if made to go in full time. Bosses backed down quickly. It's a buyer's market out there, right now. Seller's market, surely. |
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Post by geefe on Jun 20, 2022 20:10:18 GMT
Errrrr...yes?
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Jun 20, 2022 20:21:00 GMT
In a recession they do. Otherwise no one is going to buy shit. Supply and Demand are you familiar with food banks? Seriously though, find me any examples of negative inflation during recessions in the UK. The BoE is targeted to keep inflation the positive range. Yes food banks exist because pay is shit and fuel costs a shit load. People can't afford to buy products, not enough people buy products, product manufacturer becomes more efficient to lower price so people will buy or manufacturer goes tits up. If you want an easy example of prices going down, look at house prices during a recession. This really isn't controversial I think people have just got so used to crisis economics that everything is seen as a disaster. A recession is shit, people lose jobs, prices come down 😊 |
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Post by clemfandango on Jun 20, 2022 20:56:17 GMT
Sounds like you need a new job. I’ve kind of pigeon holed myself, all of our competitors are either in London or down south. No way I can move the family now, I’m too old and kids are at critical school level. I reckon I may have a few resignations soon though |
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Post by dogbot on Jun 20, 2022 21:03:24 GMT
Sounds like you need a new job. I’ve kind of pigeon holed myself, all of our competitors are either in London or down south. No way I can move the family now, I’m too old and kids are at critical school level. I reckon I may have a few resignations soon though The idea being that you can work from home, so it doesn't really matter where your office is... One of the jobs I was offered during my recent move, the office was in Virginia. And I interviewed a guy for a role at my new employer today who is based in Poland. Unless you have to meet customers face to face or operate specific machinery, then there's no real reason to be purely office based. |
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Post by geefe on Jun 20, 2022 21:41:58 GMT
My job - company has head office in Surrey. I've been down there once, in six months. My team are a mix of north and south.
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Post by brokenkey on Jun 21, 2022 4:55:22 GMT
brokenkey? More like brokenkeynesian economics amirite? This is an extremely well crafted post. If you know, you know. |
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Post by technoish on Jun 21, 2022 14:44:14 GMT
£1.30 for a tin of Heinz baked beans at my local Sainsbury's!!!!!!!
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Post by Nitrous on Jun 21, 2022 16:16:59 GMT
£1.30 for a tin of Heinz baked beans at my local Sainsbury's!!!!!!! Get a pack of 4 or whatever. Probably less than 99p a tin or better yet Hubbard's baked beans are alright at around 20p a tin. Try one I think they are alright when mixed in a casserole or used on jacket potatoes. |
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Post by technoish on Jun 21, 2022 16:28:44 GMT
£1.30 for a tin of Heinz baked beans at my local Sainsbury's!!!!!!! Get a pack of 4 or whatever. Probably less than 99p a tin or better yet Hubbard's baked beans are alright at around 20p a tin. Try one I think they are alright when mixed in a casserole or used on jacket potatoes. My local doesn't sell multipacks or of course I would. I go for the no added sugar ones and low salt, as, kids. And alsoz it's Heinz or bust  |
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Post by geefe on Jun 21, 2022 16:41:08 GMT
You guys need beans? I know a guy. I can sort you some beans. Cash only.
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Post by dogbot on Jun 21, 2022 16:47:07 GMT
You guys need beans? I know a guy. I can sort you some beans. Cash only. You joke, but during the first lockdown, the Mrs and I met a guy in a car park to buy 6 eggs and some flour 😁 |
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Post by dfunked on Jun 21, 2022 16:47:33 GMT
Feels like only yesterday we were bemoaning £1 tins of Heinz.
Obligatory shout out for Branston beans that you can actually stack in your cupboard.
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Post by Nemesis on Jun 21, 2022 16:49:33 GMT
You guys need beans? I know a guy. I can sort you some beans. Cash only. You joke, but during the first lockdown, the Mrs and I met a guy in a car park to buy 6 eggs and some flour 😁 What a load of waffle. |
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Post by Nemesis on Jun 21, 2022 16:50:12 GMT
Co-op brand beans > Heinz.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Jun 21, 2022 17:03:36 GMT
Feels like only yesterday we were bemoaning £1 tins of Heinz. Obligatory shout out for Branston beans that you can actually stack in your cupboard. Branston beans even have a ring pull now. There really is no reason to go Heinz |
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Post by knighty on Jun 21, 2022 17:05:41 GMT
Branston beans are king in my house. Better than Heinz.
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Post by Dougs on Jun 21, 2022 17:06:36 GMT
Any other students of the early 90s remember the great Baked Beans wars? 3p a can for supermarket own. What a time.to be alive. More money for beer imo.
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