I've not heard that one before.Our external professional advice was that there would be adverse tax implications for us if we didn’t have a minimum expectation of 40% of time in the office.
I've not heard that one before.Our external professional advice was that there would be adverse tax implications for us if we didn’t have a minimum expectation of 40% of time in the office.
Our external professional advice was that there would be adverse tax implications for us if we didn’t have a minimum expectation of 40% of time in the office.
That's interesting and it's good to hear your team have been proactive about making that work, as it hasn't been my experience.We as a team realised at the outset that we were going to have to be proactive about the social side of things (in particular, making time for non-work chatter in the daily stand-up, and the understanding that it's actually ok to phone someone just to have a natter), and that seems to have worked well too.
I've now upped my office days to 4 per week, and i'm certainly finding that on the one day where all of my colleagues are also in, I am more productive for the same reason above, in that I find it easier to bounce ideas around in person than over Teams or over the phone.That's interesting and it's good to hear your team have been proactive about making that work, as it hasn't been my experience.
The main thing I have missed - and which I don't see could be easily replaced - is hearing other conversations (work-related or otherwise) at nearby desks and being able to jump in on them; for obvious social reasons, but also because (especially in technical roles) "you don't know what you don't know" and it is a way of finding that out given that training is not 100% perfect.
I've now upped my office days to 4 per week, and i'm certainly finding that on the one day where all of my colleagues are also in, I am more productive for the same reason above, in that I find it easier to bounce ideas around in person than over Teams or over the phone.
Still waiting here, it seems our T&E policy is a month behind the change in rules allowing meetings with clients and colleagues. Soon though..mere weeks away.Yes, I had a proper "bounce ideas" day last week, and I was far more fruitful than an entire week of Teams calls.
I always found it difficult hearing conversations on other desks as they are almost always either just too far away to hear or spoken too quietly for me to hear.That's interesting and it's good to hear your team have been proactive about making that work, as it hasn't been my experience.
The main thing I have missed - and which I don't see could be easily replaced - is hearing other conversations (work-related or otherwise) at nearby desks and being able to jump in on them; for obvious social reasons, but also because (especially in technical roles) "you don't know what you don't know" and it is a way of finding that out given that training is not 100% perfect.
Worked at home since 18th March last year, not sure what's happening yet about returning to work; when the government extended emergency powers to last until September we heard it'd probably be WFH until then, which would be the 5th/6th return date we've had so far (When the WFH was dropped for a week last September they were looking at getting some people back in, but the guidance changed before anyone was actually asked to return ... ).
Nothing definitive on how many days a week we'd be in, our area are keen for WFH apart from meetings, after a year of not having a 1.5 hour journey each way I'd look for something nearer home if they wanted us in full time (as, I think, would a few of my colleagues).
Yes, I used to catch 1C15 from Doncaster to Chesterfield, not sure how much I'll like having to change at Sheffield in the future (whenever that's going to be).Yes so you're one of those who can tolerate, nay quite likes an odd commute. Like myself.