The working from home thread

[marty21]

God it's been great not having to duck out of work parties.

TBF, Mrs21 retired during Lockdown, and was delighted that she didn't have to have a leaving do , although I doubt she would have had one even if there hadn't been a lockdown

 

[NoXion]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

 

[kabbes]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

There is too much in the underlying power relations to be able to treat it just as fun. Too much potential for blowback. It was fun when I was in my 20s and could just have a laugh with all my similarly 20-something low-level flunkies. That was a long time ago, though.

 

[Sue]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

Yes.

 

[MickiQ]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

No I did when I worked for Evil American Megacorp, Yes there were some complete dickheads but there were plenty of OK dudes as well even amongst management ranks. It's been 7 years now since I got made redundant and I still meet up once in a while with former colleagues (some of whom still work there) for a beer and a curry.

 

[NoXion]

There is too much in the underlying power relations to be able to treat it just as fun. Too much potential for blowback. It was fun when I was in my 20s and could just have a laugh with all my similarly 20-something low-level flunkies. That was a long time ago, though.

My colleagues don't appear to be greasy pole-climbers and my immediate superiors aren't psychopaths so far as I can tell, so power relations don't come into it unless I do something obviously stupid. Which I don't find too hard, quite honestly.

 

[Sue]

There is too much in the underlying power relations to be able to treat it just as fun. Too much potential for blowback. It was fun when I was in my 20s and could just have a laugh with all my similarly 20-something low-level flunkies. That was a long time ago, though.

This exactly. When I was young and skint, getting pissed for free with my work friends was great.

Now I'm old and can afford to buy my own drinks and most people I work with are v young and I have little in common with them, it's not exactly fun anymore.

(There was a thing recently. I showed my face at the afternoon thing in the office, when it headed to Soho at 6:30, I disappeared. In my younger days, I'd have been massively up for Soho, free food and drink and dancing till late. I still am but on my terms and with my friends. )

 

[Artaxerxes]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

As long as it's in hours it's fine, I get to eat cheap food for free and not work.

If I have to go out for an evening thats a no

 

[Elpenor]

I’ve never had such a work social with provided food and booze. Must be a London thing

 

[Sue]

I’ve never had such a work social with provided food and booze. Must be a London thing

Depends which sector you work in. It's way more normal in some than in others. (I've moved around a lot.)

 

[Elpenor]

Depends which sector you work in. It's way more normal in some than in others. (I've moved around a lot.)

I was thinking that too.

 

[KatyF]

Despite most of my colleagues being younger than me, we do go for drinks quite a lot. And not just the ones that get paid for either. We've got free drinks and food on Thursday this week for the Jubilee and I'm genuinely looking forward to it.

 

[marty21]

I’ve never had such a work social with provided food and booze. Must be a London thing

The one I went to was a Director who was leaving - so booze and food was provided - when I eventually leave, I won't supply booze and food to a bunch of freeloaders

 

[Pickman's model]

The one I went to was a Director who was leaving - so booze and food was provided - when I eventually leave, I won't supply booze and food to a bunch of freeloaders

don't you want any urbs to turn up at your leaving do?

 

[Numbers]

I've only been into the office once this year and I got very merry that day.

 

[Numbers]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

Same here, I work with some great people, both peers and management and have had great times out with them.

 

[Combustible]

With everyone at the BOE working from home, who is pressing the big stop inflation button

 

[kabbes]

Do you think that the Mail journalists actually understand how “work” works?

 

[xenon]

Am I the only one who enjoys social gatherings at work? It's a good skive and you get nice food for free or on expenses. I suppose it helps that none of my colleagues are obvious dickheads.

No. Has only occasionally happened in jobs I've had. Organised stuff. There was only the one almost fight squaring up, words said, at a works Xmas do, (nothing to do with me.)

Used to go out regularly on a Friday with a couple of mates from work, years back. Which I kinda miss. Being in the city centre, looking forward to the weekend, General buzz of people out and about after work.

But a lot of people have to commute a fair way, get home for kids, don't like pubs or are skint, etc.

 

[NoXion]

With everyone at the BOE working from home, who is pressing the big stop inflation button

I love how they completely fail to connect how people at the Bank of England WFH leads to an inabillity to deal with inflation. They literally just mention the two topics in the same article while hoping their readers connect the dots for them.

I'd love to corner the shithouse "journalist" who wrote that piece of shite and demand that he (almost certainly a male piece of shit) actually explicate the connection he is making. Fucking bootlicking piece of shit cunt.

 

[Artaxerxes]

Do you think that the Mail journalists actually understand how “work” works?

Trust me they don't.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I love how they completely fail to connect how people at the Bank of England WFH leads to an inabillity to deal with inflation. They literally just mention the two topics in the same article while hoping their readers connect the dots for them.

I'd love to corner the shithouse "journalist" who wrote that piece of shite and demand that he (almost certainly a male piece of shit) actually explicate the connection he is making. Fucking bootlicking piece of shit cunt.

Three men according to the names on the article.

To many cocks...

 

[NoXion]

Three men according to the names on the article.

To many cocks...

Fucking hell, how do you justify needing three people to write such utter shite? Mail "journalists" are a fucking joke.

 

[Cloo]

Do you think that the Mail journalists actually understand how “work” works?

No, but the owner and his mates probably have investments in lots of commercial real estate

 

[bcuster]

The death of 'mandatory fun' in the office

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220517-the-death-of-mandatory-fun-in-the-office?utm_source=pocket-newtab

 

[Numbers]

First day in the office today since March 30th. Jubilee line in was mad, Elizabeth line coming home was cool. I’m going to start going in 3 days a week from now on.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

First day WFH since moving house. I'm on mobile broadband which isn't generally allowed, but it's so internet can be installed (finally) and I don't have to take it as holiday. The cats are being bonkers. I have to keep moving one from my keyboard.

It's not the day for it today, but does anyone work in the garden on nice days? I suspect I'd get frustrated just having my laptop screen and not my external monitors, but it does sound rather appealing.

 

[hegley]

A rare day in the office for me yesterday; only person in (would have been 15-20 ppl pre-C times).

 

[kabbes]

First day WFH since moving house. I'm on mobile broadband which isn't generally allowed, but it's so internet can be installed (finally) and I don't have to take it as holiday. The cats are being bonkers. I have to keep moving one from my keyboard.

It's not the day for it today, but does anyone work in the garden on nice days? I suspect I'd get frustrated just having my laptop screen and not my external monitors, but it does sound rather appealing.

I do sometimes work in the garden, but if it’s too bright then it actually becomes a problem

 

[Numbers]

I do sometimes work in the garden, but if it’s too bright then it actually becomes a problem

Same here, I sometimes move out there after lunch and the shade is where my bench is.