General Musings

[Del-icious]

Already hearing from ex-colleagues, friends and family, that gaffers were like "wE nEeD yOu BaCk In ThE oFfiCe FuLl TiMe" are changing their tune.

Of course they are, fucking wanks man

Suddenly office camaraderie and a sense of purpose from being at work are not important.

[King Kebab]

Pubs and takeaways going out of business might be the only thing that could make Scottish folk take to the streets en masse  

Not on my watch, sunshine.

[Shteve]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMNvBtrPF/

Nah fuck that.

[Socko]

Some rain that. Had to abandon work to pick up the Mrs and bairn from the shops   wipers all over the shop.

[Shteve]

Fucking spunking doon man.

[Herzog]

See folk that have those massive discs in their ears. If they took them out for good does the skin eventually contract again?

Anybody that wears them needs put on a register.

[Currahee!]

See folk that have those massive discs in their ears. If they took them out for good does the skin eventually contract again?

Anybody that wears them needs put on a register.

Don't think so. Just left with floppy ugly skin.

[Zizou]

Morph kicks about wi those, do they heal up mate?

[Del-icious]

Actually considered getting them back in the day  Just tiny wee ones when I was chasing after some big tiddy goth Very glad I didn't.


FYI they do heal aye if you stay under a certain size but folk with the big fuck off ones have no chance.

[Walter Sobchak]

Of course they are, fucking wanks man

Suddenly office camaraderie and a sense of purpose from being at work are not important.

Will be a lot less camaraderie if the firm goes out of business.

[Del-icious]

Will be a lot less camaraderie if the firm goes out of business.  

True, but you canny be dicking your workers about left and right making them out to feel like lazy unproductive arseholes because they want to WFH, but as soon as it suits the business because the rent and bills are too expensive revert back to WFH.

It's either viable or it's not - I think a lot of people proved how viable it was during covid but they were made to come back anyway because Margaret in HR who has nae pals has to get her social interactions at work

[Billy Butcher]

True, but you canny be dicking your workers about left and right making them out to feel like lazy unproductive arseholes because they want to WFH, but as soon as it suits the business because the rent and bills are too expensive revert back to WFH.

It's either viable or it's not - I think a lot of people proved how viable it was during covid but they were made to come back anyway because Margaret in HR who has nae pals has to get her social interactions at work

Probably more likely it was because the companies were forking out huge amounts on rent for nae cunt to be there. Or because the owners of certain businesses (hi Pret) were losing money because idiots like Sarko weren't going in and spending £25 each day on coffee and lunch.

[Del-icious]

Probably more likely it was because the companies were forking out huge amounts on rent for nae cunt to be there. Or because the owners of certain businesses (hi Pret) were losing money because idiots like Sarko weren't going in and spending £25 each day on coffee and lunch.

That'll be a factor for big companies aye but that was an argument folk made at the time that it was pointless having these big city centre office blocks costing a fortune when you could downsize for essential office work and majority of time people could work from home but naw it was get back into the office the business needs you here.

Now things are getting tight again it's the workers who just need to drop everything to accommodate the business needs.  

I can only speak for my experience of chatting to folk who have WFH but a lot of the folk who have had to go back are going back because a manager wants them back, not that they're needed back.  I think it's a disgrace folk being made to go into the office when they don't need to tbh, the amount of money people can save on fuel/lunch etc + the time saved on commutes.  It was a quality change that improved so many peoples work life balance then they've had it taken away because of some nippy manager.

A guy in my bursd work tried to force through this big policy of no WFH, reaching into departments he had nothing to do with then handed his notice in a few days after making a big thing about it   Dunno why it bothers people so much if it is able to work.  Obv not all places are able to accommodate it which is fair, but riles me when it's just because some busybody had a personal issue with the concept of it.

[The Great Khali]

There was a tornado in Bonnyrigg today

[Herzog]

I must be the only employer whose staff sit and work while watching films and drinking cans 

£12ph 

[Mikey]

I must be the only employer whose staff sit and work while watching films and drinking cans 

£12ph 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aObZJN9z...AndyBaader

[Roger H. Sterling]

That'll be a factor for big companies aye but that was an argument folk made at the time that it was pointless having these big city centre office blocks costing a fortune when you could downsize for essential office work and majority of time people could work from home but naw it was get back into the office the business needs you here.

Now things are getting tight again it's the workers who just need to drop everything to accommodate the business needs.  

I can only speak for my experience of chatting to folk who have WFH but a lot of the folk who have had to go back are going back because a manager wants them back, not that they're needed back.  I think it's a disgrace folk being made to go into the office when they don't need to tbh, the amount of money people can save on fuel/lunch etc + the time saved on commutes.  It was a quality change that improved so many peoples work life balance then they've had it taken away because of some nippy manager.

A guy in my bursd work tried to force through this big policy of no WFH, reaching into departments he had nothing to do with then handed his notice in a few days after making a big thing about it   Dunno why it bothers people so much if it is able to work.  Obv not all places are able to accommodate it which is fair, but riles me when it's just because some busybody had a personal issue with the concept of it.

This is what I'm hating about the UoE policies. WFH when it suits them, come back when it suits them, go back home when it suits them. Granted we're getting a hybrid framework but with WFH being totally viable for a lot of teams and the cost of living being insane, not having any travel expenses, and your food all being made in your own kitchen, is going to save a small fortune. I'm now running my team and whilst I've been reminded of the hybrid policies no one has told me what happens if I ignore them. What if I work from home? What if I tell my staff to work from home? Who is checking that we're in the building and what does it matter if we're not? This is the issue with a single policy for a huge institution with no real centralised campus or way to track comings and goings of all employees.

I see my role in this is supporting my team to get the set up they want. Other managers see their role as forcing policy on to their team. I've got a guy who moved to Glasgow during lockdown because it's the only place he could afford to buy, has been working perfectly fine from there for 2 years, and I'm meant to ask him to commute to Edinburgh to sit in a shitty basement office, for why? Even if he came in once a week would cost him over £100 a month. He'd get no support with that cost. But if he lived in Edinburgh and needed to get to Glasgow for business once a week, they'd cover the expenses. It's all just bullshit.

[Vieri]

Obv varies between industries but people wfh full time can be a total pain in the arse tbh. A lot more inefficient.

[Big Physical Acey]

Surprised to see Vieri advocating for more cyclists on the streets at peak times.

[Zizou]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpIIyY-Z...dMeatsFood

Anyone watch this guy? Honestly a joke how much he can eat