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Offices Reopening-Will you go?

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    #362
    road_high
    Registered Users Posts: 19,407 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Un1corn wrote: »
    Because the world has drastically changed since then and lots of people now think having a fully remote workforce is possible. There is no need to have people in the office during a pandemic. I think we might have a shutdown again in a few weeks due to the lack of social distancing let see.

    We've more or less proven it's possible to work remotely. I think I could work from home indefinitely if I wanted to on an individual basis. One of my colleagues only comes to the office once per month. Flies in for a day or two to keep up appearances.

    Well you need to discuss this with your line manager. If not possible then you look for another job that fulfills all the wfh needs.


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    #363
    leanin2019
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭leanin2019


    Link (GOV.IE) - Easing the COVID-19 restrictions on 10 August (Phase 5)

    Is Remote Working for those who can not suppose to continue even in the last phase?

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    #364
    [Deleted User]
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    leanin2019 wrote: »
    ..........

    Is Remote Working for those who can not suppose to continue even in the last phase?

    If you can WFH that is to continue if possible......... the virus will still be there in August and beyond......... the less people about the better from a point of view of limiting the spread. Public transport etc won't have capacity also.


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    #365
    [Deleted User]
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    I can work from home and my employer has been clear in that those who want to can work from home permanently. But I plan being back as soon as I can in august. We did an anonymous poll this week across the offices. In the London office nearly everyone wants to stay away. In the Dublin office nearly everyone wants to go back. If the commute is easy, which for most of us it is (cycle, scooter or walk), then getting out of the house to work is far preferable. I certainly work far more productively at my proper workstation, with multiple screens, than I do at home. Nothing to do with in person meetings, or socialising....I simply focus better in an office setting. And I get to keep my home space and my work space completely separate. I can’t wait until August, to get my work out of my home


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    #366
    leanin2019
    Registered Users Posts: 168 ✭✭leanin2019


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I can work from home and my employer has been clear in that those who want to can work from home permanently. But I plan being back as soon as I can in august. We did an anonymous poll this week across the offices. In the London office nearly everyone wants to stay away. In the Dublin office nearly everyone wants to go back. If the commute is easy, which for most of us it is (cycle, scooter or walk), then getting out of the house to work is far preferable. I certainly work far more productively at my proper workstation, with multiple screens, than I do at home. Nothing to do with in person meetings, or socialising....I simply focus better in an office setting. And I get to keep my home space and my work space completely separate. I can’t wait until August, to get my work out of my home

    Fair points, the commute for me is a drag though so happy to stay at home.

    Your talking 1hr 15mins each way and thats timing it almost perfectly to catch a train and with no delays.

    Not to mention the worry of catching virus on the train etc.


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    #367
    irishlad123456
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    As soon as we’re allowed to go back to the office I’ll be back. Looking forward to have routine again.


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    #368
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    I can work from home and my employer has been clear in that those who want to can work from home permanently. But I plan being back as soon as I can in august. We did an anonymous poll this week across the offices. In the London office nearly everyone wants to stay away. In the Dublin office nearly everyone wants to go back. If the commute is easy, which for most of us it is (cycle, scooter or walk), then getting out of the house to work is far preferable. I certainly work far more productively at my proper workstation, with multiple screens, than I do at home. Nothing to do with in person meetings, or socialising....I simply focus better in an office setting. And I get to keep my home space and my work space completely separate. I can’t wait until August, to get my work out of my home

    Very similar to myself.
    I don't have the space for a proper desk at home so its work wherever I can. No structure to my day at all and even when I log off in the evening I'm finding myself not being able to switch off from work. Compared to being the office I've got my extra screens, a proper space to concentrate and when I leave the office and go home I'm able to switch off from work mode.

    I've been going in the odd day if theres something I can't do from home but I'm looking forward to getting back to the office.


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    #369
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    leanin2019 wrote: »
    Fair points, the commute for me is a drag though so happy to stay at home.

    Your talking 1hr 15mins each way and thats timing it almost perfectly to catch a train and with no delays.

    Not to mention the worry of catching virus on the train etc.

    Yes, I think for most it will come down to the commute. Obviously why our London office wants to stay home and our Dublin office wants to return (it’s a young office and so most are in the city)


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    #370
    ixoy
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Yes, I think for most it will come down to the commute. Obviously why our London office wants to stay home and our Dublin office wants to return (it’s a young office and so most are in the city)
    Working on a team with a young work office but most still use public transport to cross the city.
    I can walk in but it'd add significant time to my commute. And yet the DART will be impossible to social distance given I could barely get on during rush hours - there certainly won't be a big enough drop for 2m gaps.


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    #371
    Cyrus
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    Santropay wrote: »
    I think you're right, as anyone who is going in has to sign some sort of declaration/waiver. What's really frustrating is that anyone I've spoken to who's now in the office was perfectly capable of remote working but they missed 'the craic' or 'seeing people's faces'. I can just see a situation where my manager will eventually go into the office and then say 'I'll be going in - it would be good to meet in person' and we'll be put into a position of having to say a hard no or go along with it to not be seen as difficult/unobliging.

    It's really made me reconsider whether I want to stay here :(.

    you are constructing situations that havent occurred in your head and then saying its making you reconsider whether you want to stay

    how about see what happens? if your manager says to you about going to the office tell him or her you arent comfortable, see what they say.


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