Are you back in work this week?

iDave

Well simple question as the thread title suggests. Coming into work today and yesterday the roads in Dublin city centre seemed less congested. My journey to work requires a bus and Luas and both have had half as many passengers as there normally would be for that time in the morning.
I know the schools havent reopened but are they many other companies, industries, sectors etc that still wait until after January 6 to reopen?

sebastianlieken

and obviously working very hard....

grenache

I had one days holiday - Dec 25th. Anybody who got two weeks off work should consider themselves lucky.

spank_inferno

grenache wrote: »

I had one days holiday - Dec 25th. Anybody who got two weeks off work should consider themselves lucky.

Indeed.

I had the 25th & 26th off.

The weekends fell nicely so it wasn't too bad.

Chavways

I finished college on December 21st and I'm only back January 28th. Its great.

DipStick McSwindler

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Tar.Aldarion

Yeah back yesterday, much less traffic/people around.

juicet3rry

The roads are definitely a lot quieter but I think that's mostly down to the schools being off. Also, where I work, a lot of people have extended their holidays with days carried over from last year. A rough count would suggest that 1 in 5 have used holiday days this way. I wish I had some days left from last year but I think mine were used up by June....

spankysue

I'm supposed to be back in work this week but I work from my bosses house and turned up yesterday, his house was in darkness and he was in bed, today he's sick, don't think I'll actually be going back to work until Monday.

I love my job

SEPT 23 1989

I was back to work yesterday in body not in mind

naughtysmurf

Back since yesterday, had to nip out between 8.30 & 9.30am this morning, roads around Limerick seem very quiet

SEPT 23 1989

spankysue wrote: »

I'm supposed to be back in work this week but I work from my bosses house and turned up yesterday, his house was in darkness and he was in bed, today he's sick, don't think I'll actually be going back to work until Monday.

I love my job

Do you work in a knocking shop "spankysue"?:D

Duggy747

Back in work today, oh the long hours I have to endure.

*dramatic hand on forehead*

At least I don't work weekends, though

newbee22

I'm not back until Monday

spankysue

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Do you work in a knocking shop "spankysue"?:D

It's not a knocking shop, It's a knocking megamarket, like a sex Wal Mart

bitburger

a lot of colleges arent back for another couple of weeks, im back on monday, never thought i would actually miss education!

Lux23

I went in on the 28th for three hours - (tidied my desk) and then was back yesterday and I have the office to myself all week. I think next week will be much worse but sure there's no point moping about it.

Fizman

Was back yesterday. Was lucky enough to be off from Dec 21 - Jan 2. A week of that was in bed mind! God bless the makers of good TV shows. Watched about 14 hours worth of TV in the space of a few days. Boss, Homeland and The Walking Dead. Bliss.

Lollipops23

Back in today- my OH and most mates were back yesterday, so counting myself lucky.

SunnyDub1

Back today and already counting the hours till the weekend.

ShamoBuc

Not back till Monday, grand break altogether.

AnarchistKen

Back in work.

Wouldn't it be great if traffic in Dublin each morning and afternoon was like this all the time.

Pottler

bitburger wrote: »

a lot of colleges arent back for another couple of weeks, im back on monday, never thought i would actually miss education!

back in work...work. College is not work, college is growney uppey school. Work is where they beat all the bad habits you learn at college out of you to make you useful.

mackg

I was back on the second but by the looks of it I'll be left go within the week.

Take that people with two weeks holidays :P:pac:

ScumLord

I am the work!

Lux23 wrote: »

I went in on the 28th for three hours - (tidied my desk)

How big is your desk?

Bigcheeze

Back yesterday. Kind of easier starting back for a three day week. Next Sunday all the people who were off this week will be feeling worse than me

Took holidays so I'm not back til Monday. Sorry I did, would like to be back to normal now!

uch

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Back yesterday. Kind of easier starting back for a three day week. Next Sunday all the people who were off this week will be feeling worse than me

Yep, agree totally, back yesterday too

tmc86

Back today, had to get it over with.

Wanted a 2 day week to ease into it before starting back to the full 5 days!

iDave

Seems for most its business as usual after the New Year bank holiday. Cant believe the schools are responsible for so much traffic in the mornings.

Stheno

Deleted User wrote: »

Took holidays so I'm not back til Monday.

Did this too

renofan

iDave wrote: »

Seems for most its business as usual after the New Year bank holiday. Cant believe the schools are responsible for so much traffic in the mornings.

I have 6 schools to go past on my route and what takes 20 mins on school holidays takes an hour when mums park wherever the **** they like, walk in front of you etc.

Back since yesterday (off since the 21st) but the missus only had 25th and 26th off. So I'd a quiet and peaceful holiday

Micky Dolenz

grenache wrote: »

I had one days holiday - Dec 25th. Anybody who got two weeks off work should consider themselves lucky.

:rolleyes: you should consider yourself lucky you have a job.









:pac:

Musefan

I study one day a week on a masters & work the other days of the week. Can't wait to get back to work on Monday (though I took soooo much work home during the break, which perhaps wasn't wise). I really love my job. Not too pushed about when college starts again though!

iDave

renofan wrote: »

I have 6 schools to go past on my route and what takes 20 mins on school holidays takes an hour when mums park wherever the **** they like, walk in front of you etc.

Back since yesterday (off since the 21st) but the missus only had 25th and 26th off. So I'd a quiet and peaceful holiday

Is there anything to be said for providing a few Bus Scoile around the place instead of them being chauffeured individually in Mammys Toyota Avensis

Odysseus

I have been back in since the 27th. Each morning since then the traffic has been slowly building up.

splendid101

grenache wrote: »

I had one days holiday - Dec 25th. Anybody who got two weeks off work should consider themselves lucky.

I don't consider myself lucky and I had two weeks off. I used some annual leave.

Having said that I have worked in jobs before where I was unable to take annual leave on certain days including St Stephen's Day and New Year's Day. I considered that unlucky though.