Fine for going to work?

[goats]

Re: Fine for going to work?

will I be safe coming over the bridge to pick up my mum

As long as it sells Welsh on your passport you might get a pass

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Fine for going to work?

I can't understand this either. I've been working from home for the last 8 years and I love it. I can keep away from the nobheads I don't wish to associate with and if I ever need company I go to the pub.

12 years now in blissful isolation where I can think, create, work as long as I want without pointless interruptions and office politics. Fast internet means I can 'meet' anyone I need, anywhere in the world, at a click of the mouse. VR means I can have as much 'space' as I want.

Social life can be online, VR, or down the pub/footie/whatever-pastime-interest-group. I haven't needed to drive a car for over 10 years now. I know, my work allows this and it's not for everyone, but it is the future. There are a lot of sound environmental arguments for home working too.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Fine for going to work?

You're obviously against the decision of the Welsh Government in trying to stop the initial spread of Omicon.

Eric, there's nothing wrong with 'requesting' people work from home, but to fine them for not doing so is draconian, surely?

[lisvaneblue]

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I’m more concerned about peoples mental health and if they have a room to “work” at home or no doubt kids at home for the next two months….

I agree. Working from home for a nephew of mine means sitting in his bedsit with the computer on the bed.

[Chilled of Llanishen]

Re: Fine for going to work?

What next nailing our front doors up? Drakeford can do one.

[billy.ronson]

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I bet he is regretting the old toll booths being removed on the Severn Bridges , he could have turned them into checkpoints to stop illegal workers ... no not sneaking into the country but sneaking out !!!!

[Chilled of Llanishen]

Re: Fine for going to work?

I bet he is regretting the old toll booths being removed on the Severn Bridges , he could have turned them into checkpoints to stop illegal workers ... no not sneaking into the country but sneaking out !!!!

[goats]

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I agree. Working from home for a nephew of mine means sitting in his bedsit with the computer on the bed.

If only we had vaccines, I hear they might have found one…….

[blue matt]

Re: Fine for going to work?

As long as it sells Welsh on your passport you might get a pass

:wales: Im ok then, though might have to leave the girls home incase they are detained

[JamesWales]

Re: Fine for going to work?

12 years now in blissful isolation where I can think, create, work as long as I want without pointless interruptions and office politics. Fast internet means I can 'meet' anyone I need, anywhere in the world, at a click of the mouse. VR means I can have as much 'space' as I want.

Social life can be online, VR, or down the pub/footie/whatever-pastime-interest-group. I haven't needed to drive a car for over 10 years now. I know, my work allows this and it's not for everyone, but it is the future. There are a lot of sound environmental arguments for home working too.

God that sounds like an Orwellian nightmare to me.

I don't think it is the future. Hybrid working and flexibility is, but not mass working at home and people spending no time mixing. Works for some, but not most.

All the best to you though.

[Dorcus]

Re: Fine for going to work?

12 years now in blissful isolation where I can think, create, work as long as I want without pointless interruptions and office politics. Fast internet means I can 'meet' anyone I need, anywhere in the world, at a click of the mouse. VR means I can have as much 'space' as I want.

Social life can be online, VR, or down the pub/footie/whatever-pastime-interest-group. I haven't needed to drive a car for over 10 years now. I know, my work allows this and it's not for everyone, but it is the future. There are a lot of sound environmental arguments for home working too.

Absolutely true and it actually makes for better and increased productivity. It just shows the Tories in their true light when they regard WFH as a "shirkers charter" and wanting people to spend their time and money traveling to work just to support sandwich companies! Just how out of touch are these rich ghouls?

However, I do agree with many who have posted who have rightly pointed out that it will not work for everyone and there can definitely be issues that can affect some people's mental health. For that reason, when all this is over I think the choice to work in the office or at home should solely rest with the employee.

[MOZZER2]

Re: Fine for going to work?

well i,m going to follow the science and take my laptop up the local pub and work from there

happy xmas Mr Drakeford

[Citizen's Nephew]

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God that sounds like an Orwellian nightmare to me.

I don't think it is the future. Hybrid working and flexibility is, but not mass working at home and people spending no time mixing. Works for some, but not most.

All the best to you though.

This is ironic considering the real Orwellian nightmare involved Winston Smith going to work in a 'cubicle' office environment.

We won't have the resources to travel huge distances let alone the utilities to heat/water/light huge office complexes. Manufacturing is different though. Younger people today aren't going to want to or be able to work in corporate environments. The simple truth is we won't have the resources to afford the luxury of travel to a location to do exactly the same thing as we could do from home. Homes will be different anyway.

[Trigger]

Re: Fine for going to work?

well i,m going to follow the science and take my laptop up the local pub and work from there

happy xmas Mr Drakeford

Had to do similar couple months back as the Internet was down and being half way through the day I didn't want to go into the office.

Did see one or two others doing the same.

I love the flexibility of it, would never want to work at home the whole time though. Generally have 3 days in 2 days home or vice versa split which is perfect.

For a period they did tell us to go in 1 day only, had a new found appreciation for actually going into the office and seeing workmates again following that.

At the same time wouldn't want the 5 days of commuting in pre pandemic traffic to return.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

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12 years now in blissful isolation where I can think, create, work as long as I want without pointless interruptions and office politics. Fast internet means I can 'meet' anyone I need, anywhere in the world, at a click of the mouse. VR means I can have as much 'space' as I want.

Social life can be online, VR, or down the pub/footie/whatever-pastime-interest-group. I haven't needed to drive a car for over 10 years now. I know, my work allows this and it's not for everyone, but it is the future. There are a lot of sound environmental arguments for home working too.

Sounds a bit like prison. Actually, a lot like prison. Do you get your food via Deliveroo and gen. shopping via Amazon ?