Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

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JimmyJeffers said:
They had a survey of all staff at my place and something like 90% preferred homeworking but when management did a presentation focussing on the results they were like ‘10% of employees want to return to office work’ as a way of trying to push the return to the office.
Will probs look for something different if there’s too much time spent in the office. This is the new norm now.
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I love people trying to spin why we should go back in the office. Proper tragic.
 
No hospital figures reported for today. Last Saturday’s late revealed total was 64

All settings - for the 28 day cut off, 93 deaths were announced today, down 7 on yesterday and down 10 on last Saturday. The 7 day rolling average falls to 87.57

For the 60 day cut off, 106 deaths were announced today, down 7 on yesterday and up 2 on last Saturday. The 7 day rolling average rises slightly to 99.71
 
Not sure who has the Times, but this is stunning;

www.thetimes.co.uk

China, the WHO and the power grab that fuelled a pandemic

After being heavily criticised by the World Health Organisation for its response to Sars in 2003, China decided it would not accept such public humiliation agai
www.thetimes.co.uk www.thetimes.co.uk

Extent of corruption at the WHO, whose president was apparently a chinese agent/puppet.

Great article as well.
 
coollino said:
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I love people trying to spin why we should go back in the office. Proper tragic.
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Tbf though some people do really miss it. I miss it as I miss seeing my colleagues in person, but I also had home working for my main job as an option before COVID as I'm freelance, so I was used to remote working anyway and could always mix it up (i.e. late shifts I'd usually do from home and earlies I'd go into the office for), and my other job I do go into the office - but I'm lucky that I don't have a long commute and it's on an office park rather than in a city centre.

My housemate has been wfh for the full 18 months now though and he's sick of it. But no sign yet of them going back in.

It'd be important for a lot of people to have that mix. I don't really see an issue with a rota system for companies but it's how it's enforced I suppose. But y'know, offices are major parts of major cities. I use Leeds as an example because I know it so well but the city centre took a huge hit in 2008 when all the financial sector went there overnight – that cost my dad his business because his bar/restaurant was all about that trade and he was packed Monday to Friday.

Forward to the start of 2020, and the office where I went to work which was a few hundred yards from the station, on the main street of offices and banks in Leeds, and all the independent coffee stores, bars and restaurants around there too. And even the ones that were chains – your Prets etc – they're still offering jobs, though obviously those are businesses that will be fine whatever.

So without meaning to dig you out, there are a lot of things which need to be taken into consideration. However, employers obviously aren't thinking about other businesses when they're asking their staff to come into the office, I get that.
 
everton fan number one said:
Not sure who has the Times, but this is stunning;

www.thetimes.co.uk

China, the WHO and the power grab that fuelled a pandemic

After being heavily criticised by the World Health Organisation for its response to Sars in 2003, China decided it would not accept such public humiliation agai
www.thetimes.co.uk www.thetimes.co.uk

Extent of corruption at the WHO, whose president was apparently a chinese agent/puppet.

Great article as well.
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But we can't lay any blame at their government's door apparently, according to some
 
everton fan number one said:
Not sure who has the Times, but this is stunning;

www.thetimes.co.uk

China, the WHO and the power grab that fuelled a pandemic

After being heavily criticised by the World Health Organisation for its response to Sars in 2003, China decided it would not accept such public humiliation agai
www.thetimes.co.uk www.thetimes.co.uk

Extent of corruption at the WHO, whose president was apparently a chinese agent/puppet.

Great article as well.
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Just the way of our world you pay you have your say, the West and us the UK can hardly cry arse considering we have presided over this method both international and domestic, WHO have an eye on future so pays not to annoy future pay master's.
 
JimmyJeffers said:
They had a survey of all staff at my place and something like 90% preferred homeworking but when management did a presentation focussing on the results they were like ‘10% of employees want to return to office work’ as a way of trying to push the return to the office.
Will probs look for something different if there’s too much time spent in the office. This is the new norm now.
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...and Management hate it. They know working from home is a Bobby's job, many having done it before the pandemic while the rank and file were at their desks - they know their own tricks best and want you back where they can see you.
Totally missing the point that in many cases there has been no drop in efficiency...probably the opposite.

But that's Bosses for you...don't do as I do, do as I say.
 
BlueToff said:
Tbf though some people do really miss it. I miss it as I miss seeing my colleagues in person, but I also had home working for my main job as an option before COVID as I'm freelance, so I was used to remote working anyway and could always mix it up (i.e. late shifts I'd usually do from home and earlies I'd go into the office for), and my other job I do go into the office - but I'm lucky that I don't have a long commute and it's on an office park rather than in a city centre.

My housemate has been wfh for the full 18 months now though and he's sick of it. But no sign yet of them going back in.

It'd be important for a lot of people to have that mix. I don't really see an issue with a rota system for companies but it's how it's enforced I suppose. But y'know, offices are major parts of major cities. I use Leeds as an example because I know it so well but the city centre took a huge hit in 2008 when all the financial sector went there overnight – that cost my dad his business because his bar/restaurant was all about that trade and he was packed Monday to Friday.

Forward to the start of 2020, and the office where I went to work which was a few hundred yards from the station, on the main street of offices and banks in Leeds, and all the independent coffee stores, bars and restaurants around there too. And even the ones that were chains – your Prets etc – they're still offering jobs, though obviously those are businesses that will be fine whatever.

So without meaning to dig you out, there are a lot of things which need to be taken into consideration. However, employers obviously aren't thinking about other businesses when they're asking their staff to come into the office, I get that.
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Yeah, I'm fully aware there are negatives too.

But for me, on the whole, there aren't many. I very much 'work to live' and now work fits around my life style. Not in a hermit way too. I run when I want, I meet up with mates whenever and I have seen some work mates outside of work too.

I'm enjoying the disruption it's clearly having the hierarchy in firms. I can tell some 'higher up' people hate the equality it's brought to the workforce with calls and meets etc.

I was meant to go back for two days a week in sept and didn't really have a prob with it but I am not upset it's been extended.

£250 less a month to train companies and three hours a day more of my own time will always be the deciding factor.
 
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