It was very obvious to me that large physical offices, especially city centre ones, were a dying breed and have been for some time. The main reason they're getting converted to (usually slum-level) housing stock is because you simply can't get rid of them at a decent price any more. Landlords and businesses supporting them should have seen that change coming from a mile off and while the Covid-19 situation has accelerated it, the working-from-home revolution was always going to arrive at some point.
I'm glad it has - I always hated pointlessly driving to the city centre to set up my same laptop on their desk. It's brilliant that I don't have to make a packed lunch the night before, hurriedly get washed/dressed in the morning, drive in with all the traffic, sit there all day being pecked by tedious "I want to see rows of heads" middle-management, drive back. I appreciate some people miss the social side of it, but I don't think that justifies the existence of these outdated working practices and people in that position should probably consider changing to a job where you do need to physically be there rather than dragging everyone else into their pointless ordeal. I love being on my own during the working day, I can get my work done and see my friends after.
I'm glad it has - I always hated pointlessly driving to the city centre to set up my same laptop on their desk. It's brilliant that I don't have to make a packed lunch the night before, hurriedly get washed/dressed in the morning, drive in with all the traffic, sit there all day being pecked by tedious "I want to see rows of heads" middle-management, drive back. I appreciate some people miss the social side of it, but I don't think that justifies the existence of these outdated working practices and people in that position should probably consider changing to a job where you do need to physically be there rather than dragging everyone else into their pointless ordeal. I love being on my own during the working day, I can get my work done and see my friends after.
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