Consonant please Carol.
Vowel.
Put your clothes back on Carol I can’t concentrate.
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Or as they say here, cover up
or I call the cruelty man
Denis O’Brien blasts working from home as ‘a load of nonsense’
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Businessman Denis O’Brien made the comments at the Irish Investor Awards in Dublin last Friday. Photo: Damien Eagers
The businessman Denis O’Brien has reopened the debate on remote working, saying it is a malaise that has destroyed Ireland’s work ethic and compromised productivity.
He claimed Ireland’s reputation as a place to do business is at risk, and working from home is now a threat to the economy, because it has caused a loss of competitiveness, energy, creativity and ideas.
The businessman was speaking at the Forvis Mazar’s Irish Investor Awards at the Mansion House in Dublin last Friday, where he was given a “lifetime achievement” award.
His criticisms of remote working are said to have been met with “enthusiastic applause” according to The Currency, which first reported them.
“We have always had a great reputation in Ireland for hard work,” the former chairman of Digicel said. “Unfortunately, there is now a pervasive, what I call ‘entitlement culture’, where graduates and young people are dictating their work practices to their employers.
“This lark of people saying, ‘I’ll come into the office on Tuesday and Wednesday; otherwise I’m going to be working at home’, is a load of nonsense. I don’t employ those kinds of people, and to be honest with you, I never will.”
He said that Covid, and “very weak” government direction on remote working, maybe because of populism, had “seriously destroyed our work ethic and compromised productivity”.
He added: “Everybody, and particularly the civil service, needs to get back to the workplace immediately.”
I don’t employ those kinds of people, and to be honest with you, I never will
Mr O’Brien added that the aviation tycoon Tony Ryan, his former employer, would never have allowed his staff to work from home. Had he asked Mr Ryan for permission, he “would have told me to eff off”.
Neil McDonnell, chief executive of ISME, said he would 90pc agree with Mr O’Brien and believes there is “no question” but that there has been a loss of productivity due to remote working.
“That has been said by lots of businesses, and it is relatively easy to track in metrics, such as in sales roles, because at the end of day you can see the money coming in,” he said.
There is a minority, and it is a minority, who consider hybrid, or working from home, to be a childcare solution
ISME advises employers that workers on probation should be in the office 100pc of the time, because some behavioural issues will not be spotted if they have hybrid arrangements.
“There is a minority, and it is a minority, who consider hybrid, or working from home, to be a childcare solution, and it’s not a childcare solution,” Mr McDonnell added. “There’s also a big issue with interpersonal skills. It’s not just a young person’s problem. Everyone’s social skills have fallen off a cliff since the start of remote working.”
Laura Bambrick, social policy officer with the ICTU, said the jury is still out in relation to productivity levels, and she could show evidence to show they have not been affected.
Does he want everyone working and living in Dublin😴 Im moving back home to a very rural community, giving the local school and gaa club a boost. I will commute 2 days to Dublin and work the other 3 days at home.
I dont agree with him at all. People need to move out of Dublin if at all possible.
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Working from home for a few days a week if you are established in your job is ideal.
I have no idea how young people trying to learn their industry can do this.
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O’Brien doesn’t give a fuck what the average person does, he doesn’t care where they live, whether they’re living in squalor or how much they’re paying in rent. He is an unmitigated cunt.
There is no evidence, generally, to suggest that workers are more productive in the office than at home.
Obviously it does depend on the industry too and the type of job you’re doing. If you are completely new to a role, it probably does make sense to be in around more experienced people (but only if they are in the office themselves).
Anecdotally, from a personal point-of-view, I actually do go into the office most days as it’s handy for me but I’m definitely more productive at home, I end up getting sidetracked way more in the office.
And, to be honest, I find people work longer hours when they’re at home too; probably because they don’t have a commute. Obviously you will have the people who take the piss but, realistically, those people were probably taking the piss in the office too.
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The ones in Dublin?
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He’s just an irrelevant geriatric roaring at the clouds. Gen Z have the power now and there is no going back.
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We don’t have the infrastructure or facilities for everyone to head back into the office. Working from home is papering over a lot of cracks and a godsend for the likes of Irish Rail.
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Nailed it.
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Companies are only allowing wfh because it saves on costs. This thing of work life balance and employee welfare is bollocks. They only care about one thing and that’s why we’re allowed work from home.
I agree with Denis O’Brien on one thing. Bribery and corruption gives you a platform to spout absolute tosh.
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Wow, DOB really doesn’t fit the profile of the usual dinosaurs whinging about WFH …
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I’m WFH today and I’ve literally done nothing
Bang on
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Owner of commecial property laments people not filling commercial property/businesses shifting away from his product.
Why even entertain what the cunt has to say, he doesnt even reside here himself does he?
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His neck is as hard as it’s fat.
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I believe he has tax residency in Malta and extensive holdings in Portugal. He also has extensive property holdings in Dublin.
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The cunt works really remotely in Malta to avoid paying tax.
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A friend of Dela and Michael Lowry.
Denis O’Brien gets it.