Current Events > It seems ever since covid, a lot of workers have a different mindset on careers

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At least in the UK. Im seeing people not taking as many low paying jobs here. A lot of people, and some companies don't even want to move back to working in offices now, since they much prefer the work at home. I wonder whats going to happen to all the office spaces in London since they are still creating more buildings and expanding them.

One major difference as a consumer I've seen is that I'm seeing more stores rent from other stores. Im seeing a GAME inside TK Max, or an Argos inside Sainsbury's. They are trying to make more of small spaces with different stores in one building.

Its funny since I saw this in Japan on a large scale, where multiple stores are in one building and you take the stairs/elevator to another store. Or some stores are literally side-by-side. It seems London is adopting this now too to an extent?

What do you guys think?

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Covid has shown that wfh is viable and that employers could have implemented it years ago. It only took worldwide pandemic for them to do it.

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LightningAce11 posted...

Covid has shown that wfh is viable and that employers could have implemented it years ago. It only took worldwide pandemic for them to do it.

Im currently looking for a job at the moment, and I really hope I get a remote working job too.

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LightningAce11 posted...

Covid has shown that wfh is viable and that employers could have implemented it years ago. It only took worldwide pandemic for them to do it.

There's the old school mentality that people won't do anything from home. One of the departments I'm in charge of opted to entirely work from home.

My boss cried about us not being able to monitor them constantly. I told him to fuck off because their productivity has increased substantially. It's saving us like six figures a year and this old crab wants to complain that he can't see people working.

If that's your only way to know if someone is working then you shouldn't manage anyone ever. I don't give a shit if they take naps on the clock and jerk off on their keyboards if productivity increases.

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

LightningAce11 posted...
There's the old school mentality that people won't do anything from home. One of the departments I'm in charge of opted to entirely work from home.

My boss cried about us not being able to monitor them constantly. I told him to fuck off because their productivity has increased substantially. It's saving us like six figures a year and this old crab wants to complain that he can't see people working.

If that's your only way to know if someone is working then you shouldn't manage anyone ever. I don't give a shit if they take naps on the clock and jerk off on their keyboards if productivity increases.

That's the main thing I see. The way I see it, if you have a specific task/s to do daily at work, and it gets done at home.... What's the fuckin problem?

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People across the board are refusing to work low-paying jobs. The lower the pay, the more the general public seems emboldened to harass the workers and the more likely you are to be short-staffed. The cost of living is WAY too high pretty much everywhere.

One other thing is that these low paying jobs are often the same jobs that force you to deal with customers, which means that youre constantly in proximity with people who might potentially be infected by the virus. If you dont want to pay a living wage, then your business shouldnt exist.

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Covid shows that Amazon delivery drivers dont want to work.

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But all uk jobs are low paying

Simp3 posted...

But all uk jobs are low paying

London in terms of standard of living is pretty shit. So many people I know are moving out or HAVE moved out.

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