The who is going in to work versus who is (Not)WFH/taking AL tomorrow thread?

[TreatyStones]

@mikehunt

My employers were on to me for years to get WFH access but I told i’d no laptop. Had to bite the bullet and told them I’d got one

Wtf

[anon67715551]

Rather than busting your hole for those lads I’d be lining up some ducks with a view to giving them the finger at the first opportunity.

Upon sourcing an alternative, respectable employer I’d get an old wreck of a laptop, cause a huge bust-up in front of everyone, smash the “laptop” off the desk and tell them to stick it up their holes.

You’ll be certain of Good Reply award here once you report with detail to include bad-language and overall reaction.

There’s 2 targets to aim for during these troubling times.

[mikehunt]

They offer promotions with a token pay rise and even sometimes offer a promotion with no pay rise. People accepting it only encourages them. The ambitious get an awful rimming.

[Horsebox]

I had to order a new mouse yesterday. Couldn’t be arsed expensing it but it’s €13 well spent.

[Raylan]

Another win for The Man

[Batigol]

Going to work tonight. 12 hours. 2 whole flights to deal with

[backinatracksuit]

I was allowed into work today for a while for the first time since we left, I had left a shitload of extremely useful stuff behind,
Things are about to get even better for @backinatracksuit, even got the work laptop AND the wireless mouse

[Julio_Geordio]

@Batigol

Going to work tonight. 12 hours. 2 whole flights to deal with

Your mickey will be red raw

[Batigol]

I think you’re misunderstanding my job…

[Fagan_ODowd]

That’s a farrago

@Mac

Was chatting with someone at the weekend who I hadn’t seen in a while. He works for a large back office of a US bank in the South East (doesn’t take much figuring out).

He’s WFH for the guts of a month now but has to use his own laptop as they didn’t give any equipment to any staff and a load of them work off desktops. Surely that can’t be allowed and is a breach of all sorts of basic workers rights? He’s had to allow them install all sorts of security stuff on his laptop too which makes it even worse.

They openly asked folks to ‘beg, borrow and steal’ to get equipment. I’d expect this if maybe it was some 2 bit operation or a startup that hasn’t starting making money yet but for a large financial institution it’s surely a bit of a joke. Would this be common nowadays?

[mikehunt]

Well(s)?

[manbehindthewire]

Just off an All-Hands, mandatory WFH till Sept 14th.

[balbec]

I saw some of the procedures for return to office today. You’d be better off WFH

[Mac]

Which industry out of interest?

[manbehindthewire]

Pharma

[Copper_pipe]

@Copper_pipe

Back in the office today.

Thermal camera set up to check your temperature as you walk in to the building.

Haven’t heard of anyone being caught farting as they walk past the camera yet anyway.

Registered a 31.9 degrees as I walked in this morning

I think I’m still alive anyway.

[Julio_Geordio]

@Copper_pipe

Registered a 31.9 degrees as I walked in this morning

I think I’m still alive anyway.

You walking around in a vest again?

[Bandage]

There’s an older guy on our team who seems to be gagging for a bit of company/interaction. Repeatedly suggesting video calls to discuss every banal work situation that could easily be covered off by a brief email. Married with grown up children, probably still has his communion money, never goes away or out and work seemingly satisfied his social needs up to now. You’d often hear him rehashing stories to different people in the kitchen or around the office throughout the day. He must be missing it something terrible.

[myboyblue]

@ciarancareyshurlingarmy?

[ciarancareyshurlingarmy]

You called, mate?