Working From Home
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pretty sure buildings are valued at hypothetical rent, not actual rent. That's why rents don't go down, they just throw in "fit out allowances" and shit.
So yes, i think high hypothetical rent is better than low actual rent,
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@mariner4life and yet when we went to get a new mortgage, we couldn't include a bonus in our calculations Mrs Womble was going to get until she'd actually received 3 in a row...but not getting rent through the door doesnt matter, you would think not being able to find anyone willing to pay the rent proves it doesnt have that value...everything is messed up
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i may be completely making that up, it's just something i remember from a conversation years ago
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@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
My wife hires younger people and they see work completely different to the way we used to. They despise the social side of work (the demise of their interpersonal skills is related to this), and see any interractions as an infringement on their time. They don't want to talk to people, they just want to "do their jobs" and thus why can't they do it at home.
They're so socially inept too. I've noticed a drastic decline in young people attending afterwork drinks. Go to a pub and if they are there, they're lining up to order drinks. Then indignant that you ignore their orderly line and just wander straight up to the bar.
Then complaining (online) that they and their friends are single, the other sex has unrealistic expectations, impossible to meet people outside of apps...
Small wonder there's an explosion of autists.
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Our GOM theory is that with phones and apps you no longer need to socialise in person, you are connected to people 24-7 in a myriad of ways. And actually meeting up is just viewed as an unnecessary hassle.
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@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
Our GOM theory is that with phones and apps you no longer need to socialise in person, you are connected to people 24-7 in a myriad of ways. And actually meeting up is just viewed as an unnecessary hassle.
There's a meme along the lines of:
"Remember the 90s when we paid money for ringtones? Now if that thing made a sound I'd throw it in the river"
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@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
Our GOM theory is that with phones and apps you no longer need to socialise in person, you are connected to people 24-7 in a myriad of ways. And actually meeting up is just viewed as an unnecessary hassle.
I saw this and thought it was an interesting take on that subject:
https://x.com/DKThomp/status/1888954578164449571
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It's not helping anyone tho, intellectually people may say they're fine and happy with the electronically based social life. But they're not, resilience and mental strength is well down. Clinical depression is growing. Physical social interaction is something we've evolved with over teens of thousands of years, we're built for it. You're not going to be able to drop it in a decade without huge problems.
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@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
Our GOM theory is that with phones and apps you no longer need to socialise in person, you are connected to people 24-7 in a myriad of ways. And actually meeting up is just viewed as an unnecessary hassle.
There's a meme along the lines of:
"Remember the 90s when we paid money for ringtones? Now if that thing made a sound I'd throw it in the river"
i like the one that goes, in the 90's were told to not talk to or get in a car with strangers or trust people on the internet....now we use the internet to order a stranger to drive us places.....the world has changed
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It may be just my experience but I've actually been impressed with the young people I've been working with since moving back to office work. Could be that my company is just great at filtering out the shite, but I can't really find much fault with the dedication and manners of the youngins. Can't say the same about the 50 plus year old "floaters" though. Not sure if they switched their brains off at 40 or whether they've always been like that and coasted the entire time.
I remember when I interviewed for my latest role and they seemed scared to ask me whether it would be OK if I could actually work at the office 2-3 times a week. Fark I would go every day if I needed to. Other than interfering with gym or maybe some side hustle work I don't really care these days. Would be completely different if I still had small kids and had to do the school thing. But again, all depends on the role and the person. I think its unfair that the default impression is that people are bludging at home, but unfortunately there are plenty of people taking the piss and ruining it for everyone else.
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About to start a new gig where you’re encouraged to work from the office but it’s not always expected. Being new I’ll certainly find it beneficial.
The office is also two minutes drive from home. Fuck commuting.
Other half only goes into the office twice a week for her lunchtime HIIT classes but she will have to go in more due to rule changes coming up.
Like anything WFH has it has its ups and downs. Ignoring emails is much tougher in this day and age. But I never have excuses for not finding time to workout in the garage. If anything overtraining is a potential issue.
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I'm WFH one day a week out of 4 working days (I don't work Fridays). It's generally my most productive day, and because I start working from the moment I get up, I often do a Mad Men and knock of a bit early and go see a movie.
Have been meaning to write a GOM post about my current job, owners are idiots, CEO (not an idiot) just involuntarily resigned, so I had a meeting with the owners yesterday hoping I'd get made redundant. Sadly they went the other way and want to keep me, but it does mean I get keep my WFH day and continue wearing shorts.
On the young peeps, most of the young peeps I've worked with have been good workers, it's the older opinionated/set in their ways ones that are the problem.
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While i feel I am more productive WFH, I really do not like WFH.
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@NTA said in Working From Home:
@Nepia said in Working From Home:
CEO (not an idiot) just involuntarily resigned
You know the drill resign and get a pay out rather than the company firing you (and then facing an unfair dismissal tribunal) or be made redundant (company loses the ability to replace the job role).
