@Bandage is gutted he never got to bring the babog into his colleagues…
I could already do a day or two from home if necessary I actually have no need to be in an office. I used to go in because that’s what you were supposed really. But sure I spent half the day arsing around. I reckon I’m actually way more productive now because I feel I have to justify my existence, whereas before being in the office ticked that box. I hadn’t a massive commute but it’s still an hour back a day that was wasted. The work life balance is just way better. Two or three days a week I’ll go for a run at lunchtime and another two or three days a week I’ll go for a nap 
Saving a fortune on petrol and lunch etc. and it’s just better for me in general.
Not for everyone, but definitely for me
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I’ll tell you who’s in trouble now. Mid level managers who do fuck all but “supervise”
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Labour regulations need to be updated. Work from home allowances, equipment, ‘elf n safety etc. Not as simple as just letting people work remotely.
The younger people in my place are struggling with the wfh thing. The older ones love it.
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Ya when I was 20 something in Dublin and we went for pints Thursday and Friday night from work I’d be missing it big time. But those days are long gone
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I’d say things will end up going back to normal fairly quickly, with maybe a bit more flexibility with 1/2 days from home a week. The second anything goes wrong the bosses will blame the lack of communication/productivity when working from home and we’ll all be back in
Most companies will go for a hybrid 50/50 or 60/40. The genie is out of the bottle now.
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I’d say companies are looking at the money saved and thinking this could be worth whatever hassles it brings
Ah yeah it’s better for me too… In this job. But I wouldn’t be in this job if I had onboarded via a computer… Of that I am sure
My boss is sound. But I don’t think I’d know that if I only knew him through the computer… Few pints you get a completely different view of a fella
In my place, the key decision makers are property owning middle-aged folk, I’m fighting for the right of the proletariat to move to Clare
When things settle down, and if this wfh sticks, then team building bolloxology will be a great industry to be in
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Paintballing in Shanagolden 
Imagine you could both work from wherever and fuck off to Spain or somewhere for a couple of months. We could all be digital nomads
The craic now is well-being and supporting managers and employees in a virtual working environment. Mental health awareness all that kind of thing. A niche for Bressie.
We’ve a lad working from Italy half of this year. A McManus-esque allocation of domicile
I used to do a bit of work on mental health in our place. Someone suggested bringing Bressie in for a talk while we were still in the office. I think it was the only ever time I’ve used the word ‘cunt’ in a work environment
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That’s not sustainable. Google told all their foreign employees to be back in Ireland by 31/12. Think there is some EU regulation about being in the same country as your job contract. Countries will be looking for their share of the tax. Will employers pay a Bulgarian the Dublin rate and he wfh from Plovdiv?
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Fact
I’d say you’d be very good at that in fairness.
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10kms every Saturday running behind the buggy