Posts by Northern Lad

Shove your office mandates, people still prefer working from home

Employers are stuck with huge rents and rates in their rented posh offices and can't get out of the contract for years. Why pay for dead space, get bums on seats to justify the costs.

Managers need staff around them to feel in control. Let's not forget the micro-managers.

I'm lucky I'm in IT. I've worked on PCs all round the world from home in the UK since 2005, going into the office a few days when I wanted. Even after changing jobs, I still only go into the office once a week.

Am I and my colleagues productive? - extremely, in fact I work harder at home where I can focus than I do when I am in the office where I can be distracted by people who want to chat and catch up.

BUT. Going into the office can be beneficial. In the office I was able to raise a complex problem before several of the team I am in on the fly a day ago and 10 mins later it was sorted. Face to face can be greatly beneficial.

Just one point though. If companies are claiming Zero Carbon Emissions - Bollocks, if you are forcing people who drive cars, ride buses burning diesel to come to work then by default that company should incur the emloyees emissions their transport give off. IMOO

Millions of mobile phones come pre-infected with malware, say researchers

No Malware On My Phone

I have a google pixel phone, no bloat, no spyware, nobody spying on me.... ...oh...

Botched migration resulted in a great deal: One for the price of two

Re: The opposite problem

If you are sitting for 90 days on millions of pounds owned out its effectively a revenue stream making money, interest gained month on month makes it very worth while for a lot of large companies/

Re: Customer Service

I had a similar experience with a bank here in the UK. Many years ago, having not used the account for sometime they sent me several letters saying they were going to close the account, the sent me a cheque for the outstanding balance. A princly sum of £0.25 if your American, think 25 cents.

Wasn't worth getting in the car and going to the bank to cash the cheque. Now surely had they said the amount is £0.25, if you don't respond we will take it that you want the funds to go to charity X. (probably the braches christmas party but hay, ho)....