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Title: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: alfred on February 18, 2022, 08:00:25 AM
It seems what with covid as this never ending virus is forcing many businesses to encourage  workers to work from home on their computers and laptops  could this be a permanent thing .


as for companies they could save on renting . buying , an office block and the over heads of electric, water. and rates to simply house the employees,
the amount of money saved by these people could make is very lucrative and cost effective thing to do.


from the employees point of view they too could save on time, better still the never increasing bus, and train fares, plus not having to go   out in all weathers makes it an attractive proposition, and of course working from home, means a person wont have to worry for getting to the office late due to transport cancellations,


Q;  what are your views for people working from home .and will you share your thoughts with us,.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 18, 2022, 08:40:16 AM
when it is a question of danger to health - understandable. Otherwise, I don't like it as a concept. Obviously it will vary from person to person, place to place, but human interaction is an important part of may working environments. The casual passing of experience would, in many instances, be lost.
There are also knock-on effects on those services which rely upon the influx/outflow of people - restaurants, cafes, pubs, casual shops, etc.
And never forget how difficult, or even impossible,  it would be for many folk to work from home - shop assistants, dustmen, delivery drivers, health care staff and so on
Mike
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: klondike on February 18, 2022, 09:04:03 AM
Quote from: Michael Rolls on February 18, 2022, 08:40:16 AM
health care staff and so on
It seems that most GPs could quite easily.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 18, 2022, 09:09:02 AM
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Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: 1955vintage on February 18, 2022, 10:39:26 AM
GP's are working from home, so their ability to diagnose without being in the same room as  the patient is under question.  Everyone is going to A&E.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Scrumpy on February 18, 2022, 10:48:35 AM



Absolutely.. Office building will disappear in time.. The words 'Rush Hour' will never be heard.. Everything will be ordered on line..
So called Pubs will be called 'Places to meet' and will have people on a face to face thingy.. where you can all chat or not.. provide your own beer and entertainment..
This will apply to lunch/ dinner etc... Sit around your kitchen table and talk to others that are doing the same..
A 'Blind' date will have people sitting in eye masks and choose partners by voice only..
They will then go on to meet.. online.. face to face.. and if they fall in love must go on the waiting list to make babies.. At a centre called 'One Go Only'..
That will cut back on too many children..!!
Time to write another book..  :grin:
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Michael Rolls on February 18, 2022, 11:10:50 AM
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Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Alex on February 18, 2022, 12:35:48 PM
Geez Scrumpy you've got some imagination there  :grin:
Some people like working from home, cuppa whenever you want !  My DIL works from home most of the time, but my grand-dogs like to get in on the action when she's having a 'meeting' on line.  She misses the banter though.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Diasi on February 19, 2022, 09:14:28 AM
Online working from home is the sensible way forward for office-based functions.

At the presant time I'm beta-testing tax software ready for the new tax year in April, but I don't traipse down to wherever they're based, it's all done online.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: crabbyob on February 19, 2022, 10:27:42 AM
the big timers today are software engineers who can certainly work from home with the occassional office visit to test...
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: klondike on February 19, 2022, 10:49:19 AM
You can test from home too...

It's the hardware guys who need to be there at least some of the time.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Diasi on February 19, 2022, 10:52:54 AM
Quote from: klondike on February 19, 2022, 10:49:19 AM
You can test from home too...

It's the hardware guys who need to be there at least some of the time.

Indeed, when I do my son's accounts I use Team Viewer to install the relevent tax software onto his laptop & to copy all his accounts to him.

I also use Team Viewer to do remote Macrium Reflect system images for him.
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: GrannyMac on February 19, 2022, 04:34:22 PM
Like Alex's, my daughter in law has worked mainly from home since well before Covid.  Only has to go in to her nearest office occasionally, and further afield even less. She loves it!  My son has worked at home since lockdown, I think he'd prefer more of a mix.  Luckily they have space at home to work separately. 
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: klondike on May 16, 2022, 07:22:43 AM
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Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: GrannyMac on May 16, 2022, 07:27:01 AM
 :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Scrumpy on May 16, 2022, 10:05:26 AM



The young girl who lives nearby works in her dad's shed..
She was quite happy at first.. just walking down the garden .. No driving.. makeup and able to wear her jeans and t-shirt..
Her dad has told me that she is so happy to be going back to work because she is lonely and misses her work colleagues...
Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Sheila on May 16, 2022, 12:40:50 PM
My daughter has to go back to the office sometimes now.  It involves driving into Manchester and some very expensive parking so she would rather work from home.  She had a log cabin type of thing put in the bottom of the garden which seemed to work well.


She just has to remember to lock her kittens out when she is doing the more formal conference calls having had the painful experience of a kitten climbing up each leg while she was trying to look professional.



Title: Re: working from home will it become permanent,
Post by: Michael Rolls on May 16, 2022, 04:37:06 PM
oh dear!