I understand we have 16 in today where we’d usually have about 600. I just can’t see us continuing the huge cost of an NE1 building if it’s clear we can be more effective from home. Even the phone staff, the ones most prone to cheeky 5 mins skives etc, are way up in productivity from home.
Yea the company I'm currently working for doing their Windows 10 roll out are a huge ISP and we have over 6000 desktops in store plus Laptops but because of COVID we are doing a buy back with Dell. Going to only keep 1000 desktops and swap them all for more Laptops as they've decided WFH can be done so we will provide Laptops and docking stations and just in case something like this happened again the workforce wouldn't be affected as could just WFH.
Yeah, I can see that logic. We’ve had about 14,000 laptops bought and for those who need a secondary screen, which need to be Ultra HD if dealing with marketing campaigns etc, the cost must be mind blowing, and there will be a desire to get the value out of that outlay.
My son is working from home...using his firms laptop and software, but I had to soup up our home internet so he could work in a small room away from main part of house.
Did you get a second line in or just increase the speed? Youd have thought his job would have paid if second line was needed.
Given your condition, your employer will be putting above adequate safety measures in place from you?
I got bt complete, with meant an upgraded router and a disc to increase coverage inside the house... Cost about the same pm or a bit less I think.
It's impossible to do my job and social distance. You can't keep 2m away from people at all times in a supermarket aisle. People still working are just getting on with it and trying to keep out of customers way as much as they can.
I’ve no concerns about getting the money back, I’ve read a lot of similar stories about Jet2 being spot on. To be honest, we’ll just transfer the money what we’ve paid for this years holiday across to pay off most of next years, no issue there. The ‘gamble’ is when to cancel. We don’t want to go. We’ve been advised that measures may be in place such as limiting pool usage, social distancing around pool / restaurants / beaches etc. That doesn’t sound like fun, especially with a 3 year old and 9 year old and having to explain why they can’t go and play in the pool for example. We’ve already decided that we won’t be going, it’s just when to cancel. If we decide to cancel before June 6th we lose our deposit. If we decide to cancel between June 6th and our flight date in August, we lose 30%. If Jet2 cancel we get 100% back. My concern is that we don’t want to go, so if we wait for Jet2 to cancel, that may never happen. We then have to lose out on either £240 or £650. It’s the timing of when we cancel I guess, or do we hold on and wait and see if Jet2 cancel
They reckon over 40% of deaths are from nursing homes. They also add that 95% in UK had underlying health issues or were over 60. None of this makes a lockdown a viable solution, surely?
I think they want to go herd immunity but are slowly going there hence why they have the hospitals on standby. There are probably set people they want to go through first e.g nursing homes and elderly so they don't over stretch the NHS. Be loads of snidey stuff going on in background that they won't come out and say publicly.
No - the office staff are all working from home but my work is carried out in shops. I can't do it from home.
What is it that you do? I've got a feeling you may have said but my memory is crap.. something to do with testing items to see who buys what or something like trends?
Usually setting promotions up in shops. After all the panic buying the shops are in a mess, so it's mainly tidying and shelf filling, sorting out inventories and ordering/delivery issues.
Am I becoming a hysterical grandad or does anyone else feel the same. I've seen the PM wants primary school children to go back. My little granddaughter is currently skipping around the house and garden with her mam. She's planting seeds, playing in her paddling pool, feeding the birds and going for a walk when dad gets home from work. There's no constant handwashing, masks or distancing, she's a happy little girl. Going to school is described, by the PM, as 'getting back to normal'. This 'normality' would involve arriving at different times, reduced classes, wearing masks, not sharing toys, handwashing and constantly being told to keep 2 metres away from friends. Sod that, she'd be bloody traumatised.
