PedroMoutinho Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, 101 said: Worryingly that suggests that employers in England are heeding Boris' plea to save Pret and get folk back into the office. I would hope there is a much more pragmatic way taken up here and employers don't get wide. I think the vast majority of employers will take a flexible approach and discuss with employees. Tbh I think people do want much more flexibility, but I’m not sure most want to WFH 5 days a week every week (I certainly don’t). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Snafu said: Agree this virus will reach everyone eventually. I'm quite sure the numbers of those that have been infected by all the variants since early last year is a lot more than official numbers as many especially last year during the first wave didn't realise they had it and passed it on to others who also had either mild or no symptoms at all. It might even be as much as around 90% of the population of the UK already have the antibodies in their system from either vaccination or from infection. The biggest issue we face now is in the mind. ONS surveys do suggest ~90% of the UK population have at least some antibodies. Undoubtedly the number of infected both here and globally is a massive underestimate. At the start of October last year the WHO estimated ~10% had contracted it. That's pre Alpha and Delta, and the winter/spring waves in the northern hemisphere. https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-united-nations-health-ap-top-news-international-news-54a3a5869c9ae4ee623497691e796083 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) A fair few people happy working from home must get a bit worried about if promotion spots or job cuts are incoming and others are back in the workplace. A lot easier to sack somebody online, and to put a word in the right ear in the office. Edited July 18, 2021 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 13 minutes ago, Left Back said: I’ve got a customer in Surrey wanting us to bring the whole team down from Edinburgh for a workshop. Absolutely no reason we all need to sit in a room together. She can bolt. Up here it’s still WFH where possible and this clown customer can’t get her head round the fact there are no expenses factored into this contract as it was signed at a time when none were envisaged. Are we hell shipping a dozen people down south at our cost for a vanity meeting that serves no purpose other than an introduction thing that has been done over Teams anyway. Tell her how much extra it'll be and I imagine she'll STFU. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Just now, welshbairn said: A fair few people happy working from home must get a bit worried about if promotion spots or job cuts are incoming and others are back in the workplace. A lot easier to sack somebody online. Not in the slightest. Don’t care about promotion and none of the exec are based in the office I’m based in anyway so me going into Edinburgh on a daily basis would make zero difference in either of those scenarios. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 See a lot of nightclubs in England are opening up at midnight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Michael W said: Tell her how much extra it'll be and I imagine she'll STFU. I’ll wheel out the clause where it says we’ll all be WFH due to Covid first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, Left Back said: Not in the slightest. Don’t care about promotion and none of the exec are based in the office I’m based in anyway so me going into Edinburgh on a daily basis would make zero difference in either of those scenarios. Not everyone will be as fortunate as you though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, Left Back said: I’ve got I had a customer in Surrey wanting us to bring the whole team down from Edinburgh for a workshop. Absolutely no reason we all need to sit in a room together. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizfit Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 See a lot of nightclubs in England are opening up at midnight. Can almost guarantee some of those places haven’t been cleaned since they got closed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Let's av it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) Bit of like-for-like analysis of day 1-50 of the 2nd and 3rd waves. I think it's fair to say that a wave of deaths even remotely close to mirroring the last wave simply isn't coming. Edited July 18, 2021 by djchapsticks 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elixir Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 The Lovejoy/blue heart/political kiddy-on SAGE tears will be immense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyle Lanley Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, Elixir said: Let's av it. Hopefully we will see those scenes up here in a few weeks time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pub car king Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 I was just in the petrol station at about 10 past midnight here in Englandshire. For reasons unknown it was mobbed and not a mask in sight. Folk are done with wearing them and Boris has fucked any chance of them being used with his usual indecisive pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, pub car king said: I was just in the petrol station at about 10 past midnight here in Englandshire 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 4 hours ago, pub car king said: I was just in the petrol station at about 10 past midnight here in Englandshire. For reasons unknown it was mobbed and not a mask in sight. Folk are done with wearing them and Boris has fucked any chance of them being used with his usual indecisive pish. Has the guidance been published on when he wants folk to wear them? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Orton Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 1 hour ago, 101 said: Has the guidance been published on when he wants folk to wear them? Armed robberies and other serious crimes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Elixir said: The Lovejoy/blue heart/political kiddy-on SAGE tears will be immense. It’s actually surreal watching that. No distancing or masks, no limits on numbers so absolutely packed. People getting fired into each other like it’s February 2020. You simply just love to see it. The salty tears of the Lovejoys watching it are just an added bonus. Edited July 19, 2021 by Honest_Man#1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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