ICTChris Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Whenever I travelled for work I’d always go back to the hotel as early as possible to use the gym and then read a book in my room rather than go out drinking on expenses.Many people are saying I am a weirdo for doing this and, to be frank, they are right. I just like the complete aloneness of being away on my own in a hotel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 I'm the same as a lot of folk above, would be absolutely gutted if the international conference aspect of my job was lost. Personally found it to be one of the best parts going off to some weird and wonderful places. I've enjoyed the working from home but I've been in the process of buying a flat so have been able to get a lot done, maybe won't feel the same in a couple of months. My work has said we'll go to 2 days in 3 days out of the office at least transitionally after the SG say folk should go back to the office, personally I would prefer that to be the long term model. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 1 minute ago, ICTChris said: Whenever I travelled for work I’d always go back to the hotel as early as possible to use the gym and then read a book in my room rather than go out drinking on expenses. Many people are saying I am a weirdo for doing this and, to be frank, they are right. I just like the complete aloneness of being away on my own in a hotel. Nothing weird about this at all 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, H Wragg said: 1 hour ago, Gaz said: I thought The Shed had burnt doon The only nightclub that has burnt doon recently that I can think of is Victoria's in town. I think he means the Shack/Trash. Though that was absolutely ages ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 14 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Whenever I travelled for work I’d always go back to the hotel as early as possible to use the gym and then read a book in my room rather than go out drinking on expenses. Many people are saying I am a weirdo for doing this and, to be frank, they are right. I just like the complete aloneness of being away on my own in a hotel. Same, unless I'm with a group. Maybe not the gym aspect but just the overall chill. Defo the spa facilities, though. The novelty of a few expensed pints on my todd wore off pretty quickly for the most part. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty dingus Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Whenever I travelled for work I’d always go back to the hotel as early as possible to use the gym and then read a book in my room rather than go out drinking on expenses. Many people are saying I am a weirdo for doing this and, to be frank, they are right. I just like the complete aloneness of being away on my own in a hotel. What's yer missus login on P&B? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 6 hours ago, Snafu said: Off topic. Our PM who has been posted missing for the last week has suddenly turned up in Perthshire on a camping holiday. Boris was a well known cyclist. Can we get Grahame to enact a White Fiat Panda in the Paris tunnel scenario with his Kia Ceed....? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 3 hours ago, ICTChris said: Whenever I travelled for work I’d always go back to the hotel as early as possible to use the gym and then read a book in my room rather than go out drinking on expenses. Many people are saying I am a weirdo for doing this and, to be frank, they are right. I just like the complete aloneness of being away on my own in a hotel. If you’re with an okay group then don’t mind going out for a meal and drinks with them, but all too often they want to treat it like a night out and stay at a pub until 3am when you’ve to get up at 7am to work which is utter shite. I have in the past intentionally booked a different hotel a bit further away from where I know colleagues are staying as I can get some peace from them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Manky c***s that don't wash their hands should have them chopped off. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 “Welcome to Philpy Arabia. Now wash your hands” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 13 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: I think that I’d go insane working from home. I think that ship may have sailed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Todd_is_God said: Same, unless I'm with a group. Maybe not the gym aspect but just the overall chill. Defo the spa facilities, though. The novelty of a few expensed pints on my todd wore off pretty quickly for the most part. Drink on expenses was outlawed in my place years ago. I buy extra food to make sure I reach the expenses limit. (Not much extra on £21.00 a day, mind you, London it doesn't cover 2 meals) Anyway, In my job we travel alone. I avoid the locals as well. The peace is what I enjoy most. You still hear the awful "banter" at breakfast though...any one seen John...what time did you get in...sore head? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Drink on expenses was outlawed in my place years ago. I buy extra food to make sure I reach the expenses limit. (Not much extra on £21.00 a day, mind you, London it doesn't cover 2 meals) Anyway, In my job we travel alone. I avoid the locals as well. The peace is what I enjoy most. You still hear the awful "banter" at breakfast though...any one seen John...what time did you get in...sore head?My whole team went out for a meal in a pub when we were on an away day in another city a couple of years ago and one lassie drank two bottles of wine and a few shots before drunkenly revealing to us extreme personal issues, so mental I can’t repeat them on here. She then went into the ladies to be sick and fell asleep in the cubicle. Next day she turned up and didn’t mention any of it, very weird. She never mentioned any of it again, very much the elephant in the room until she left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Snafu said: Should be a massive reduction in office/staff parties at the end of the year with a mixture of health and safety, costs and low moral being among the reasons. In that circumstance it might be possible to visit a pub in December without wishing you had a flame thrower. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 minute ago, ICTChris said: My whole team went out for a meal in a pub when we were on an away day in another city a couple of years ago and one lassie drank two bottles of wine and a few shots before drunkenly revealing to us extreme personal issues, so mental I can’t repeat them on here. She then went into the ladies to be sick and fell asleep in the cubicle. Next day she turned up and didn’t mention any of it, very weird. She never mentioned any of it again, very much the elephant in the room until she left. Repeat it, NOW! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, Snafu said: Should be a massive reduction in office/staff parties at the end of the year with a mixture of health and safety, costs and low moral being among the reasons. Let's hope so. Not a peep about Christmas in my place so far which sounds hopeful, although I'm just waiting on some bright spark suggesting we organise one where we crack cans at 9.30 in the morning over Zoom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Repeat it, NOW! I’m assuming it it involved an elephant. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 The story touches several hot button modern topics, if I repeat it I’m genuinely worried I’ll be cancelled and will be reduced to scraping out a living writing think pieces for the Spectator and doing long Twitter threads about wokeness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Drink on expenses was outlawed in my place years ago. I buy extra food to make sure I reach the expenses limit. (Not much extra on £21.00 a day, mind you, London it doesn't cover 2 meals) I've been trying to lose a bit of weight and being away was a nightmare for that. The amount of time "no, thank you" comes out as "sticky toffee pudding, please" when asked if I would like a desert is unreal. I'd probably be better off having that second pint I didn't have because I was trying to get skinny instead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, ICTChris said: The story touches several hot button modern topics, if I repeat it I’m genuinely worried I’ll be cancelled and will be reduced to scraping out a living writing think pieces for the Spectator and doing long Twitter threads about wokeness. Fucking hurry up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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