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Is your company letting you work from home?

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  • #32
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,217 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Any company (all IT) I worked for the last 10+ years have been perfectly fine with me working from home when I think it's called for.
    My current one said at the beginning of this crisis that they wouldn't block any WFH as long as deadlines were still being met.


  • #33
    Febreeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭Febreeze


    I work in retail... So no working at home for me. A large store as well. Id be shocked if they said we had to close for one day, let alone 2 weeks. No idea what system they even have in place either for this virus but we all still have to go in


  • #34
    Addle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,817 ✭✭✭Addle


    makemineawine wrote: »
    Am a public servant and had booked leave so out of office from mid last week until the 23rd. Heard nothing from my boss even though I would be able to work from home. Some divisions in my department have already facilitated people to work from home but as I said, I've had nothing yet - no email/text/phone call.
    Because you’re on leave. You could always contact your manager.


  • #35
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,712 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Addle wrote: »
    Because you’re on leave. You could always contact your manager.

    Be best to just turn up as normal after your holidays. The way things are now it could be used as an excuse to get rid if they didn’t.


  • #36
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,067 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    Febreeze wrote: »
    I work in retail... So no working at home for me. A large store as well. Id be shocked if they said we had to close for one day, let alone 2 weeks. No idea what system they even have in place either for this virus but we all still have to go in
    Retail here too, can't wait to put myself and family at risk so cretins customers can buy a year's worth of toilet roll and whiskey.


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  • #37
    Febreeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭Febreeze


    ShaneU wrote: »
    Retail here too, can't wait to put myself and family at risk so cretins customers can buy a year's worth of toilet roll and whiskey.

    Quote I've heard....

    "we are trying to limit the amount of customers attending the shop"

    Obviously I can't give too much details away but once a friend from work texted this to me about the situation, I had to laugh. Absolute joke. If shop tells us to stay at home, they have to pay. If most of the staff stay they want to stay at home, won't get paid BUT down staff. No one is winning and no one is keeping safe.


  • #38
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,619 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Mr.S wrote: »
    Not sure of your location, but judging by how empty the busses are in Dublin, I would surprised if they didn't start to have a reduced service soon.

    db it was busy enough Thursday, Friday was very quiet.

    Was off yesterday, one of the lads sent me a photo of him on 46a going into city, there was one other person on it, this bus would normally be very busy and it was like that all yesterday compared to a normal shift....


  • #39
    Deagol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Deagol


    I'm working for home as much as possible but as I work at customer sites, later this week I have to fly to Aberdeen via LHR from SNN and then go offshore to an oil rig for a few days. i'm half praying I get quarantined on the rig - I get extra salary offshore :D


  • #40
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    We've been given the option from last Friday, where it is applicable to the work done. If it reduces the number of people to interact with and hence slow down the virus, a good step.


  • #41
    carltonleon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭carltonleon


    I work in IT and can do my job 100% from home with no drop in support for them services I support so I will be working from home. My wife has to go into the office so with schools off I need to be at home anyway it suits.


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  • #42
    amadangomor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭amadangomor


    Was thinking of asking manager to do evenings.

    Work in a multinational with lots of people around but a lot less in the evenings. Need to do practical work. Could do my job at any time as facilities are there to do it 24/7.

    Was considering offering to do 2PM to 10PM shift


  • #43
    Enigma IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭Enigma IE


    Yes, working in an IT services company and primarily on one customer site. We will all be working from home now until 31st March - possibly beyond depending the situation. Obviously the customer had to approve, their own staff also working from home.


  • #44
    solidasarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭solidasarock


    I work as a CO in a department in the civil service and No. Not unless I get infected or I need to be home if I had kids and need to mind them due to schools closing.

    The official HR response is we are encouraged to work from home if we can but LOL only the higher grades are given work laptops that allow them to work from home so now all the senior staff will be "working from home" and everyone else has to drag themselves to the office to do the daily grind without unit leaders.

    I understand the civil service isnt known for its fast acting, logical processes at times but it seems we have to wait until someone gets infected before they take it seriously.


  • #45
    OhHiMark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,092 ✭✭✭OhHiMark


    I'm off on annual leave until Wednesday but I'm lucky in that I can just work from home whenever I want. I generally don't do more than a day every week or two but I will be for the foreseeable future now. Especially with 2 people at home with asthma and and one with epilepsy. No idea if it affects people with epilepsy but I won't be taking any chances.


  • #46
    PhilOssophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭PhilOssophy


    Everyone who has been shouting about working from home, now has their best opportunity to prove that there is no drop in productivity connected with it.
    You'll never get a better one to convince your employer! Use it.


  • #47
    Ulises Fluffy Television
    Posts: 0 ✭ Ulises Fluffy Television


    I can yes, there's no real impediment to my productivity either beyond the distractions of being at home.


  • #48
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,000 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    Timing is everything, but this isn't the perfect time for all WFH'ers to prove productivity.
    WFH is a necessity for many at the moment, I'm here WFH with two older kids, but I know that I'll be ~25% less productive as I have to feed myself and them, sort out the rows and adjudicate on who gets the big TV next.
    But right now, that's all-important for this battle.
    'We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency.', there's a significant uphill to climb.


  • #49
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,411 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    PhilOssophy wrote: »
    Everyone who has been shouting about working from home, now has their best opportunity to prove that there is no drop in productivity connected with it.
    You'll never get a better one to convince your employer! Use it.

    Yeah ideal time .... Especially when you've no childcare.


    What nonsense is this.

    Reads like corporate waffle.


  • #50
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    #1 There will be a Global drop in productivity due to the pandemic.

    #2 Unless you been tracking productivity for a long time already, you won't have any means to see a difference.


  • #51
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,270 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    PhilOssophy wrote: »
    Everyone who has been shouting about working from home, now has their best opportunity to prove that there is no drop in productivity connected with it.
    You'll never get a better one to convince your employer! Use it.

    It’s a terrible opportunity because schools and childcare facilities are all shut down

    Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

    "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



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  • #52
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,270 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    It’s actually the perfect opportunity for people who oppose working from home to gather statistics that they can use to falsely’prove’ that it doesn’t work

    Chomsky(2017) on the Republican party

    "Has there ever been an organisation in human history that is dedicated, with such commitment, to the destruction of organised human life on Earth?"



  • #53
    krissovo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,645 ✭✭✭krissovo


    I have been working from home the last 10 years, it's swings and roundabouts. Writing a proposal or a complex Technology architecture document for example is more productive to draft at home but less productive to finalise the release version if you need to collaborate. Teams and Slack etc have helped but true team buy in and positive input can only come face to face. Virtual whiteboards are helping to close the gap and I have found Mira/air sketch and a Ipad with pen really productive for my team but still not quite as good as a face to face workshop.

    What we will end up with is a hybrid working environment with offices that have hot desks and moveable furniture so you can create temporary team spaces.


  • #54
    El Tarangu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭El Tarangu


    Even companies that are diametrically-opposed to WFH in the normal run of things will start to invest increasing sums of money in facilitating it from now on - who knows how long this current pandemic will run for? And what if there was another virus in 5 or 10 years time?


  • #55
    witchgirl26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,362 ✭✭✭witchgirl26


    I'm working from home since last Friday. Was already set up to do so and do it once a week. Rang my boss in the UK as soon as Leo made his statement & just told him I'd be working from home to which he just laughed and said everyone would be soon. Sure enough Dublin office wide memo sent out an hour later advising us all to work from home. Poor IT suddenly having to set up people who'd never worked from home before in a hurry.


  • #56
    Captain Flaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭Captain Flaps


    Have been set up to work from home for days, can do 100% of my job effectively using my equipment at home and can remote in to my work pc for the 5% of the time it's needed... but no, we're still being told to come in wednesday despite zero attempt to implement social distancing


  • #57
    PhilOssophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭PhilOssophy


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    Have been set up to work from home for days, can do 100% of my job effectively using my equipment at home and can remote in to my work pc for the 5% of the time it's needed... but no, we're still being told to come in wednesday despite zero attempt to implement social distancing

    You probably suffer from the same problem as we have in our workplace. On Monday, most people were accessible on Skype For Business, work was done as expected. But 1-2 team members didn't respond for a couple of hours, which will probably mean we will all lose WFH again once this is over. And ironically, once of them had been the most vocal about WFH for the last few years.

    As usual, a few idiots ruin it for everyone. But maybe management will see what is happening and act accordingly, realising that most of us can WFH and be trusted and prove to them that it can work.

    Anyone who is just fluting around is going to give them ammo that it can't work. A real pity.


  • #58
    cee_jay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭cee_jay


    Captain Flaps wrote: »
    Have been set up to work from home for days, can do 100% of my job effectively using my equipment at home and can remote in to my work pc for the 5% of the time it's needed... but no, we're still being told to come in wednesday despite zero attempt to implement social distancing

    Same, but our place does not have capacity for everyone to connect remotely apparently ( it hasn't been communicated officially) and critical services are being prioritised. They also haven't communicated the business continuity plan...


  • #59
    Tesla3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭Tesla3


    LolaJJ wrote: »
    I would also like to add that I am in complete disagreement with my boss

    You guys should join a union and demand you work from home, it is an unnecessary risk which could take a life. Pm me if you would like help with this!


  • #60
    miezekatze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭miezekatze


    sarah88 wrote: »
    My job are choosing to ignore the HSE about working from home There is a large portion that can, without difficulty do their job from home.

    They are completely refusing. Other then taking leave, or speaking with your employer (already done), are there any other options? Company is adament that they are depending soley on HSE for guidance but actively ignoring said guidance. Really concerned that we are being exposed unnecessarily,

    It's the same for me. We can do our job from home no problem, there is no reason for us to be on site other than our employer telling us we either have to be there or take the day off. It's so frustrating, they are putting our health at risk for no reason at all. There's no parking either so it's public transport for all of us.


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  • #61
    PhilOssophy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭PhilOssophy


    Tesla3 wrote: »
    You guys should join a union and demand you work from home, it is an unnecessary risk which could take a life. Pm me if you would like help with this!

    I'll get the popcorn ready for the reaction from his boss to this crazy suggestion....record it if you can LolaJJ.

    While I don't agree with his actions, I doubt very much he will recognise a union........


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