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  • all sorted now, I presume?

  • Yes, same at the Oxford Street one, you stayed on the donation chair for recovery.

  • The largest supermarket chains in Norway are reporting that during the pandemic the number of sick leave days among their retail staff has been several percentage points lower than same period in previous years. Discussions are starting about which of the protective measures should stay on permanently.

  • Have you got any references for this, or is it a general news item?

  • Fancy! In Edgware we get water.

    It's a trial they've been running at Tooting for a while now.

  • The wear a mask debate is turning into the helmet debate on my Facebook.

    Limited evidence of benefit (like helmets) for general use
    Good evidence but only for limited circumstances (like helmets)
    Non mandatory
    But if you don't wear one and something happens, definitely all your fault, government policies / other actors have 0 responsibility

    🙄

    I guess it's the "I can feel in control, even when I'm not" factor?

  • Limited evidence of benefit (like helmets) for general use.

    I think the issues is that people think it’s to protect himself while in reality it’s to protect other from themselves.

    I’m more concerned about touching stuff than mask

  • The largest supermarket chains in Norway are reporting that during the pandemic the number of sick leave days among their retail staff has been several percentage points lower than same period in previous years.

    I have always gotten unwell every once in a while at work before the pandemic (bike shop), but now being acutely aware, keeping hands clean, little to no physical contact with others, not touching objects when you don’t need to, I end up not having even a bit of a cold since the end of March.

    My colleague from my last jobs notice the same with them.

    I think it’s largely down to being a bit more aware of how we get exposed to germs and thus end up being healthier.

  • I've stopped licking customers and sniffing saddles.

  • The kid isn't at school either which probably stops a lot of germs getting near me.

  • I've stopped licking customers and sniffing saddles.

    I managed to stop people from licking me and getting my saddle sniffed at.

  • The helmet analogy also covers people wearing PPE and acting like they’re immune.

  • You used to do that? 🤨🤣🤣🤣

  • My biggest issue with those who wear masks is the way some people wear them. If you decide to be a mask wearer, please learn how to wear them properly, it’s not hard. This means no hanging your nose out or exposing your chin or keeps pulling it up and down with dirty hands...

    I am quite strict with myself, I do the whole hand wash - mask on - out - no touching at all even when I really need a drink of water - home - wash hands - mask off - wash hand.

    Man going out now is a faff.

  • A bit like when I used to work as a digital media technician, having to sit down with students every day next to them, touching the same disgusting mouse and keyboard etc. Since I changed job last year to a more development role, I haven’t even had a cold last winter. So definitely contacts! Let’s hope most of us will get into a good habit for the long term.

  • Totally and already seeing people say "Wear a mask so you don't get sick".

    Our local Spar had hand sanitizer I use it every time but not everyone does.

  • Not sure how bad dirty hands are, but yep lots of people let them hang free.

    I've a washable one and hand sanitizer for once I need to go into town.

    At work I've no idea how we eat once we are back the kitchen is too small.

    All this mask wearing and cleaning may get rid of the office winter bugs though...no hand washing beats the buggers with airco spreading it all around.

  • Not sure about your workplace but I think we are going to do bubbles of people for those who have to go back before the start of term, so it’s pot luck with who your bubble buddies are.

    Luckily, I don’t think our team will be back till at least end of the year.

  • We won't be back until the UK calls an end to "working from home if you can".

    Bubble buddies that's sounds all cute and pleasant..not at all like "pick your potential plague carriers wisely" :)

  • Hope you are all ready for the pub and cinema, Bojo says we are good to go, over ready even:
    https://www.ft.com/content/4db0e676-072a-4dd1-878c-fd9e51d1b06c

  • I am a learning tech so while I do meet with our academic colleagues every day, the last few months have proven that we are more efficient WFH, so I think we will all push to work from home even when this is over, if this is ever over.

    Re bubble buddies, my thought exactly, not only there are risks fo being buddy up with dirty people (sorry but some people! 🙄), what if you are teamed with with those who you don’t usually get on and now you are stuck with them for potentially months. But what are the alternatives if we have to provide some sort of services to students...

    There is 1 thing I am so so glad, we are due to move buildings in the next few years to a purpose built and the current plan pre Covid was hot desk throughout. I think this will not happen anymore, I am relieved. I like my desk the way I arrange it!

  • My employer are planning more hot desking as a result of Covid.

    Previously management liked bums on seats. The past few months have demonstrated we can work efficiently remotely. We are almost out of space in the office (increasing headcount) and rather than get a bigger office which was being investigated it now looks likely hot desking when the mythical vaccine arrives is the direction.

  • I use to share a desk with 2 men, we worked shifts so we never co-existed more than an hour or so on any given day. FFS, that scared me for life. Row of mugs, actually half eaten biscuits, various sauces on display. And what really annoyed me was one of them loves putting their feet on the desk.

  • The 9 to 5 mass commute into cities will certainly decline, we’re planning to reduce our office space and have hub offices to cater for interaction needed within the workforce, the bulk of our work will be done remotely from home. Many of our competitors in the insurance sector are doing the same, I think this will become the norm.

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