Rishi Sunak reckons...

Torie’s starting to panic most of them are business landlords & have massive investments in city centres especially London.
If these massive companies start dropping office space that leaves them with some mega expensive buildings that are not bringing in rent.
Back to work plebs were losing money
 
For me, working from home isn't an option, but you'd think that it has be part of a bigger plan to rejuvenate city centres and move them away from a retail and office focus and look into turning them into more of a residential/leisure area.
I'm sure that there is scope for many businesses to share office blocks and for the remainder to be converted into affordable housing.
The pandemic has given the world a chance to change tack as far as how we work and coupled with the demise of retail it opens up plenty of opportunities for visionary thinking.
As a slight aside, I was watching the Milan San Remo cycle race last week and they showed plenty of Milan from the helicopter and one of the most striking things was the vertical forest and it shows how high rise city centre living could be if we really wanted it.
 
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I think I’d expect the demograph of this Board - mostly married men over 50 to take the view that working from home is here to stay and it probably is. However my son works in the City. Single early 20s lad can’t wait to get back to the office and hates working from home. Whilst we won’t get back to packed commuter trains anytime soon I do envisage a time when we will return to a commuting society. The younger generations will ensure we do.
 
Yearbyred said:
That people will look to change jobs if they aren’t allowed to go back to work in their offices.

Having worked from home since last March I would disagree. What about everyone else?

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People may quit if forced to work from home, Rishi Sunak warns

The chancellor urges firms not to scrap offices altogether, warning employees may leave if they do.
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Ive not stepped foot ion the office for exactly 1 year and I think that I am more likely to look for another job if they want me back in the office onm a full time basis.
 
Zoophonic said:
I think I’d expect the demograph of this Board - mostly married men over 50 to take the view that working from home is here to stay and it probably is. However my son works in the City. Single early 20s lad can’t wait to get back to the office and hates working from home. Whilst we won’t get back to packed commuter trains anytime soon I do envisage a time when we will return to a commuting society. The younger generations will ensure we do.
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Very fair point.

I think some level of flexible working will be the norm going forward though.
 
dooderooni said:
For me, working from home isn't an option, but you'd think that it has be part of a bigger plan to rejuvenate city centres and move them away from a retail and office focus and look into turning them into more of a residential/leisure area.
I'm sure that there is scope for many businesses to share office blocks and for the remainder to be converted into affordable housing.
The pandemic has given the world a chance to change tack as far as how we work and coupled with the demise of retail it opens up plenty of opportunities for visionary thinking.
As a slight aside, I was watching the Milan San Remo cycle race last week and they showed plenty of Milan from the helicopter and one of the most striking things was the vertical forest and it shows how high rise city centre living could be if we really wanted it.
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I think high rise living is a human disaster.
 
Yearbyred said:
That people will look to change jobs if they aren’t allowed to go back to work in their offices.

Having worked from home since last March I would disagree. What about everyone else?

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People may quit if forced to work from home, Rishi Sunak warns

The chancellor urges firms not to scrap offices altogether, warning employees may leave if they do.
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I'm perfectly happy to work from home most of the time, does he expect me to give up the work from home office life and starting picking carrots out of a field to help farmers out?! Sunak is an out of touch idiot
 
Pak_Doo_Ik said:
I could see it the other way round, people not happy about returning to their offices. Sounds like he's desperate to get people back in to the office for the lunchtime economy and the fuel duty!!!

Having wfh for the entire year, I am not desperate to return to the office fulI time, but a couple of days a week would be sufficent and am busy convicing my boss that this would be a much more efficient way to work.
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To be honest once a fortnight to see faces, keep the office relationships working, and have workshops would suffice
 
Nothing has been said about my work but I’ll be gutted if they try and force us back in five days a week. It’s not needed and from my experience the only people who do want to are the ones who spend most of their working day chatting and generally not doing work.
 
Zoophonic said:
I think I’d expect the demograph of this Board - mostly married men over 50 to take the view that working from home is here to stay and it probably is. However my son works in the City. Single early 20s lad can’t wait to get back to the office and hates working from home. Whilst we won’t get back to packed commuter trains anytime soon I do envisage a time when we will return to a commuting society. The younger generations will ensure we do.
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I think you are right.

My daughter is sick of being locked up and wants to go back into the office.

I‘m heading towards 60 and whilst I like the social and team aspect of being in the office I don’t miss the 2 hours in the car every day or the office politics. I’m used to working remotely now and feel like I’m more productive at home.

I’d be happy with a hybrid arrangement personally but the world belongs to the young and it will be their shout going forward.
 
Juan-sheet said:
Torie’s starting to panic most of them are business landlords & have massive investments in city centres especially London.
If these massive companies start dropping office space that leaves them with some mega expensive buildings that are not bringing in rent.
Back to work plebs were losing money
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There isn't a lot they can do to force people to go back into the office. Many businesses have invested in their work from home culture, and want to recoup that through releasing office space. We've all had a taste of it, and when it comes to summer and we can go and sit in a beer garden after work with our friends or go play tennis or whatever then that'll be it. WFH will be cemented as the new norm
 
"hybrid working" is the phrase of the moment for us (civil service department). Likely be 1 or 2 days a week in the office scheduled to coincide when most of your team is also in. Flexibility for those who don't like WFH (or find it really hard) to come in more often or even every day.

Seems pretty sensible.
 
BoroMart said:
things change, other opportunities to releive us of our money will happen, lunchtime retails loss will be evening entertainments gain
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Agreed, but you're an old man Marty spare a thought for the younger generation (younger than me even) that have repeatedly bailed you lot out and have all your debts to pay eh. 😉
 
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