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Topic: Isolation/working from home
Posted By: MayoMark
Subject: Isolation/working from home
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:04pm
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What is everyone's position at the moment? I reckon we can leave the other thread for updates, facts figures etc. Who is working from home? Anyone self isolating? Or carrying on as normal? What is everyone doing to stay occupied? ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
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Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:05pm
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First day working from home today. Got a good bit done surprisingly but it is weird. Keeping occupied is important over the coming days and weeks. The house getting a right purge and a good clean, it'll be spotless in no time! Wish the weather was half decent though so i could get stuck into thw garden for an hour or two. ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:09pm
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Been working from home since Friday. Agree you seem to get much more done, I have anyway. |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:17pm
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Strangely enough they've asked me to self isolate until the inevitable lockdown. Shopping centre Security Guard here so they're gonna need bodies to make sure places aren't getting ransacked while the likes of Boots, Tescos etc are allowed to stay open Keeping physically active, alot of Gaming and forum posting in the meantime.
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Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:19pm
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Lots of Netflix too. Watched Season 1 and 2 of Kingdom which was top notch. Beetle Juice tonight! Boys in green yesterday. Terrific viewing, highly recommended. On RTE Player. Doing a couple of courses as well so great opportunity to get assignments done. Trying to be as productive as possible every day ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:21pm
| Working as normal although on a rostered 4 days off of which today is Day 1. Most staff are working from home where possible and our Toll staff were sent home yesterday, only accepting tags and coin on our Toll Plaza. Even if the tunnel shuts down completely, we will have to have a certain number of people on site. At least its a bit of job/wage security, a lot of people don’t have that luxury. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:39pm
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Business as usual for me. All my work in in Japan, Germany and the US etc...I could work on the moon. Pain in my hoop though I don't like working from home get very bored with it and usually go the boozer after work just to get out of the house  My wife and kids are here too working and doing school work, I'd bring the kids up for a game of ball in the morning and go for a run and a cycle in the evening. Hasn't been too bad as of yet. I have been trying to following the guidelines but happily go to the shops and to the park etc...and have some level of normality. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: t_rAndy
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:45pm
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I work from home anyway quite often so not much different only the missus is also here and stealing my office space which is very annoying. |
Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:47pm
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Working from home, so is the wife. Tough going as I’ve got 4 kids also. I’ll be working from home for the next few weeks I’d say. Job are understanding. I work for one of the major wholesalers so I don’t think there’ll be a massive decline in business. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:51pm
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All staff working from home in our place since Monday bar 3 per day that man the office in case of anyone calling us. It's not easy running youth work programs and 1:1s from home but we getting creative with some online based programs that help run our group sessions for the time being
The big issue we have is we are currently meant to be recruiting for our next group that's to start on April which isn't happening at the minute for obvious reasons so could be issue with next down payment on program funding but we all hoping the funders take an understanding view point of what's going on at the minute in that regard ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:52pm
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I went home sick from work this day week ago on Wednesday morning, was just a stomach bug and ear infection that I had. So spent from Wednesday to Sunday in bed or on the couch. Back to work on Monday in a busy enough office with about 50-60 people in it each day (open planned) Talk today that we are going to be WFH from this Friday, the sooner the better for me as I’m afraid of catching something in work and bringing it home. Once Friday comes that’s me I’ll be hibernating hopefully. Plan is to only leave the house for walks/jogs or to go to the shop. This is serious and the approach in the north has been ridiculous so far, so I’ll be doing all I can to stay safe
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Posted By: bogball88
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:54pm
| Reckon we will be working from home from next week on. We got a stern warning today not to be taking the piss about up uploading to social media. Wonder does YBIG count |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:56pm
https://www.facebook.com/manstuff/videos/701970527005540/?comment_id=3243918885642535&v=701970527005540¬if_id=1584571987905681¬if_t=comment_mention" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/manstuff/videos/701970527005540/?comment_id=3243918885642535&v=701970527005540¬if_id=1584571987905681¬if_t=comment_mention Not sure if that will load correctly. Joe Brolly on Covid 19 and the Uk gov. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Roberto Baggio wrote:Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:59pm
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 10:59pm
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Watched that earlier, and listened to a 35 minute interview with Brolly on a podcast on the same subject Makes some very valid points
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:00pm
I’ve been posting on YBIG for 10 years from my office chair so would be strange if I got in trouble for posting on it when working from home
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Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:10pm
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Normally remote in twice a week, but now working from home all week. Was talking to friend who is in Hong Kong WFH now nearly 11 weeks, poor lad is nearly cracking up. Miss the buzz of the City @ lunchtime and after work, but go for a stroll or watch repeats of Minder during my lunch break. |
Posted By: bogball88
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:16pm
| Ms bogball works in the same gig as myself with different Council and they are WFH from tomorrow on. Will be leaving a list of chores |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:24pm
Same here. Funny thing is I got pulled for being on Tripadvisor even though I didn't sign in on the work PC. Never had any hassle when I was signing in on ybig. Any website where you need to log in will always be a red flag to any monitored internet system in your workplace as you can potentially upload and attach work docs to your profile. ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:26pm
You still working for the big blue Horsebox?
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:38pm
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In the office as normal. Possibly a more reduced capacity from next week. TBH, i will continue to go into the office as it's (as bonkers as it sounds) a nice routine. Dress down fridays now applies to all days so less hassle ironing shirts and preparing to leave the house. My job is easier when in the office anyway. Requires a lot of meetings. Albeit done at a safe distance for now. Gym closed, pubs closed, f**k all else to do. Will get harder in the Summer months. A lot more outdoor activities. Social distance knacker drinking perhaps.
------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Gabrieléire
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:52pm
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Work got me to send out somethings to help people who haven't WFH before - just somethings regarding mental health etc. Just thought I would share, take a read if you like. https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak" rel="nofollow - https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak https://www.talkspace.com/blog/coronavirus-social-isolation-working-from-home-tips-advice/" rel="nofollow - https://www.talkspace.com/blog/coronavirus-social-isolation-working-from-home-tips-advice/ https://www.headsup.org.au/training-and-resources/news/2015/04/08/working-from-home-heres-how-you-can-stay-mentally-healthy" rel="nofollow - https://www.headsup.org.au/training-and-resources/news/2015/04/08/working-from-home-here's-how-you-can-stay-mentally-healthy |
Posted By: deise316
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2020 at 11:59pm
Bump that in 3 weeks time..... WFH 2 out of 3 days since Monday, work have split teams and tried to ensure no crossover between them, as well as that giving room for social distancing in office for the people that are in there. 1st day ever WFH today, like Mayo mark said, weird, but I suppose I'll get used to it, and going into the office every 3 days will be a break from it too, though feck knows if that will continue long term. Did get a good bit done though, and for the first time in ages, had no 'wans' talking sh*te about love island and what they are wearing to their cousin's wedding next week, and what Johnny & Mary got up to at school, so its not all bad..... ------------- Picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue..... |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:41am
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Surprised WFH is not an option for all office based staff at this stage but anyway it will be forced upon all employers soon enough. I find if there’s something you really need to focus on; WFH is brilliant. Otherwise not being around other team members is naturally inefficient. I do find people can tend to work harder from home because they are more conscious of managers questioning output- possibly again because no distractions.
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Posted By: SuperDave84
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:44am
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I work from home a fair amount but just about everything I do depends on in-person hearings and either preparing for cases or doing reports afterwards (I do a bit of decision making for a couple of state panels). I have about seven or eight reports to do for hearings I've had in the last few months but once those are done, I'm going to be out of work. It'll take me about a month, probably, at a rate of two a week, but thereafter I'm effectively unemployed. Still, I have work to be doing for the time being and no reason to panic just yet. I've been up with the folks (neither that old or with any underlying health issues, thankfully) in the north for almost a week at this stage and I plan to stay here rather than go back to Dublin. It's probably safer to be in a rural area than a city, anyway. ------------- 
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Posted By: dundon13
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:58am
Work in grocery retail, finished my 11th day day in row earlier, next day off is this Saturday 
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Posted By: Deane
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 2:21am
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Wouldn't be unusual for me to work for home, normally only a day every couple of weeks or so though. Difference is this time ive a docking station and two monitors taken home from the office with me as I knew I wouldn't be back for a while. We have to take 6 days annual leave before the end of April which is a bit crap.
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Posted By: ProudAndLoud
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 6:30am
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I'm flying back in from States HOPEFULLY Saturday and looks like other half and me will have self isolate for 14 days. She's a nurse so it's a strange one but I just have go with HSE directive. All for the common good. Can't say I'm not worried. Not worried for myself but just where is this going. I'm usually a strong happy person but it's hard to be happy now about anything. Even stupid Coronavirus social media clips are pis**ing me off now. Maybe I'm too old :)
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 7:57am
With work, I'm in financial advice which is something that is drying up naturally, so my working day is likely to get shorter and shorter over the weeks. In spare time, been trying to get a few things sorted. Bought some stuff for the garden to get that sorter for summer, the wife had a wishlist from ikea so got plenty of DIY to get through, and have started trying to teach myself about the stockmarket. It's something I always wanted to understand more, and it's one activity/sport that's still going on, so there's plenty of news to follow. Might even make myself a bit of money someday.
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 7:59am
Similar to you working in a busy office with no social distancing, don’t think it’s plausible for us to work from home so we are pretty much working until we are forced to self isolate, four in the office doing this already. With this corona virus our work has doubled too so we are in a difficult position. Stress levels on the rise.
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Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 8:09am
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Posted By: GB 1HughJarse
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 8:45am
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Posted By: The Huntacha
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 8:51am
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Have been off for the last 2 weeks. UAE schools were closed about 10 days before Irish ones. However, this was due to the government bringing forward the scheduled 2 week break at the end of March, giving themselves time to implement and test out online teaching platforms. It was convenient timing for them, rather than any great foresight into the seriousness of the virus. Schools re-open on Sunday, however students are told to stay at home for another 2 weeks. We'll all be in our separate offices but I share one. It's a government controlled media over here so we're limited in the news we receive about how serious it is. And in true UAE form, all the figures released about cases of COVID-19 are attributed to residents from other countries. Apparently no Emiratis have caught it However, I will say that the limited news reports have prevented any mass panic/stockpiling of groceries, etc that you see at home. Shelves are still stocked with food, how long that will last though is anyone's guess.We're not on a lock-down (yet) so there's still a lot of people out and about. Bars, cinemas, gyms are all closed for about 3-4 weeks so that probably explains the amount of people around the beaches and parks. The temperatures have started to rise over the last 2 weeks though so if it gets much hotter, it will definitely lead to people spending a lot more time inside. ------------- Jimmy Bullard - "Favorite band? Elastic." |
Posted By: Zinedine Kilbane 110
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 9:24am
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Copy and paste from FB but it’s a useful read if you are in self isolation (Background: I have a lifelong disability and am a wheelchair user. After surgery I’ve basically been stuck living and sleeping in one room for three years. These are things I have learnt which may help, though with the caveat that everyone is different, and baseline mental health varies.) 1. YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WILL PROBABLY SUFFER - and although humans are social creatures, even the most introverted will chafe against boundaries enforced upon them by circumstance. The degree to which it suffers will be related to your mental health baseline and physical health. Understand that this IS NOT YOUR FAULT. Stimuli and enrichment methods are required. It’s why animals need such things in zoos and conservation parks. This leads us on to my next point. 2. COMPREHEND WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FOR YOU Spending your confinement solely doing passive things (watching TV, Netflix, browsing the internet, scrolling through the internet) will take a load off your brain and make the time pass quicker. But if that’s all you do, the sense of disconnection increases over time. Activities which require you to *do* something, even if it’s just engaging your motor skills via video games, or lifting some cans of beans, or actively reading - these deliberate acts foster a tiny sense of achievement which gives your brain a dose of helpful chemicals. If you want to consider your activities, look up the work of Marshall McLuhan as regards “hot media” and “cold media” (See https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/MIDDMedia/Hot_versus_cool_media" rel="nofollow - https://mediawiki.middlebury.edu/MIDDMedia/Hot_versus_cool_media for basic premise.) Balancing out your media intake with hot and cold activities keeps your brain active and pumping tasty neurotransmitters. 3. LIMIT YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE TO SOCIAL PURPOSES. Infinite scrolling as found on many social media platforms is a hot medium, as per McLuhan. The reason Likes exist is to give that little spike of interactivity. It’s not a conspiracy to say many platforms are designed to keep you on them so they can show you more ads. (See also https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/04/has-dopamine-got-us-hooked-on-tech-facebook-apps-addiction" rel="nofollow - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/04/has-dopamine-got-us-hooked-on-tech-facebook-apps-addiction which explains the brain chemistry angle) However, DM’s and other messaging faculties are supremely useful. Use them to interact with your friends, indulge your fandom theories. Person to person interaction requires and enhances deep-seated neurological and biophysical reflexes. Text your mates. Skype/Facetime or otherwise call them. Use the technology of the 21st century for genuine social ends, deliberately. Catch up with their lives one to one or in groupchats. 4. PICK TIMES TO CHECK THE NEWS AND STICK TO THEM. This relates to point 3 - unfortunately we live in a 24hr news cycle, with constant liveblogging of important issues. This means that we’re constantly streaming anxiety inducing situations into our brains JUST IN CASE. That’s not helpful, particularly when you can’t actually DO anything about those events - the urge to DO something is why people are panic-buying. It’s a very basic primordial need to grab resources for defence. By picking times of the day to check news, you are again, making a DELIBERATE CHOICE, enacting some small level of agency, while at the same time limiting anxiety-inducing stimuli. If the news gets too much, then don’t check it as much - or at all - and do something else. 5. IF YOU DO THINGS WITH FRIENDS, SEE IF YOU CAN DO THEM ONLINE. Run that game of DnD/Other TTRPG you’ve been meaning to. Hold your book club online. Have a few drinks online over voice-chat if you are missing the pub. Hold watch parties for your favourite shows. The key, as ever, is to be engaged rather than passive. It’s harder if you’re ill, yes, but it can be done. 6. USE YOUR IMAGINATION TO CREATE THINGS. Write that fanfic. Start that novel. Design that game. Doodle. Paint. Humans have been creating since the day we became human. Consider things from the perspective of a pre-modern person. Make handprints on your own personal cave wall - contact each other and tell spooky stories. Build a complex fantasy world. Write an account of your confinement for some person to find pieces of years after you’re gone from the world. Think about a problem, and learn how to solve it via taking online classes (See http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses" rel="nofollow - http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses ) Write an essay on your chosen passion or hyperfixation - nobody needs to read it but you. Treat yourself to intellectual stimulation, if that’s your thing. 7. IF YOU HAVE A SPIRITUAL. RITUAL, OR MEDITATIVE PRACTICE DO IT. It doesn’t matter if it’s not perfect, or limited in scope. This also includes atheists and those who despise woo - you have personal rituals, things you do that have Meaning to you as a person. Maybe it;s alphabetizing your music collection, or spring cleaning or cooking your favourite meal like grandma used to make. Humans have patterns they perform. When you perform them DELIBERATIVELY (or dare I say MINDFULLY) you become aware that these are the scaffolds that structure human life. 8. STRUCTURE YOUR TIME. Following on from 7, we often don’t realise the structure of our lives until it is disrupted. When that’s removed, our minds can go into freefall. If you’re isolated/in lockdown, oftentimes you won’t be able to access those structures. Rather than wait for them to to become accessible again and risk a period of feeling lost and directionless, which can enhance depression and anxiety, it’s best to develop a new structure based on the resources you have. It can be as loose or as strict as you like, but sticking to it allows us to develop a rhythm which makes time pass in recognisable fashion and gives us a sense of being-in-the-world as some sort of engaged process. 9. KEEP YOUR SLEEP PATTERN REGULAR AND LONG ENOUGH. The key here is REGULAR. Following on from 8, it’s important to keep your body well rested, as this aids your immune system and cuts down on the possibility of your body having to deal with stress . If you’re ill it’s harder to keep this regular, because sometimes your body just needs sleep to regenerate NOW. Equally in isolation, particularly if you’re feeling mentally low, it can be tempting to sleep forever, because y’know, you’re feeling low and what’s the point. (Of course the point is why we have 8 in particular, along with all the rest.) ------------- |
Posted By: Croftman
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 9:42am
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Work in an insurance office, we're in doing admin and dealing with stuff over the phones & email but the doors closed to customers The Mrs is working from home since last week but trying to juggle that with minding 2 kids which isn't easy ------------- Some people just deserve a slap |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 9:50am
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Still in work. People who can work from home have been told they have to come in. We supply pharmaceutical companies so not really in a position to stop. Not sure how I feel about them refusing to let people work from home though. ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 10:07am
It’s contrary to government advice. When you have the capability to WFH the travel and social interaction is no longer necessary. I fully understand there are people who need to be on the frontline, but they are medical people who are doing the most humanitarian and selfless work right now. Companies don’t need to stop work, but when WFH is available, it should be utilised and activated.
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 10:08am
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Working away as normal although we’d be probably 20% quieter than normal. The motor industry is gonna fall apart over this. Windsor have already laid off all staff temporarily and closed all branches. Chatting to lads importing from Japan and the price to bring a car over gone up by 60% already.
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Posted By: Trigboy 10
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 10:15am
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Posted By: drog addict
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 10:22am
| been working from home now for the past two weeks. Went out on my own last year and started my own business. That now looks to have been a mistake. I supply to the wholesale and retail business with FMCG and some have already closed down their stores and have cancelled orders. The future looks bleak. |
Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 10:27am
I dunno to be honest, and no point blindly speculating. What I do know of Ford is they’re in a far better position financially now than they were 11 years ago for the last crash
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Posted By: theheff1989
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 10:35am
| working from home the last 5 years. No difference for me. |
Posted By: Claret Murph
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 11:36am
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Jezzzzz i have to work from home for a couple of weeks , now no problem as i have given the wife a bit of time off to go do the shopping . Now she used to complain about looking after our 13 kids i just dont know what all the fuss is about really . I have six outside cleaning out the garden shed and 3 of the mowing the garden and the other four are on cooking duites . Beers in the fridge and a bit of work inbetween and the day is sorted .  ------------- Lansdowne Road debut aged 52 and 201 days . |
Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 11:38am
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Working away as noram, though about 70% of our office staff are working at home. TBH I couldn't be arsed packing up a desktop, monitors and everything else i need to take home. Will probably have to do it eventually though -------------  YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 11:57am
Behave jobsworth. The advice exclusively doesn’t apply to anyone in the Food or pharmaceutical industry and then it has a knock on effect to people like myself who will be keeping these stores open during the worst of times
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:01pm
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Moleman is taking the self isolation thing a bit too serious since Liverpool's CL exit He's gone into hiding |
Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:08pm
------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:10pm
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Already running out of work to do at home which is very worrying. The future, as was said above, is bleak ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:11pm
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Important to set goals i think when prolonged isolation does come into effect. Very good post above. The attic and the shed will be getting a clear this month!! ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:17pm
| some dirty f**ker sneezed onto his hands in work there then five minutes later tried to hand me a sheet of paper |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 12:41pm
| Any IT heads able to explain issues with VPN's. Been trying to remote back in the last hour and can't connect. Happening to some colleagues but others are fine. Any reasons? |
Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 1:01pm
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Try to ping or telnet relevant port no. with internal IP address. It's possibly your internet connection or check with Helpdesk in office re security settings & firewall. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 1:09pm
Probably a licensing issue. Some of these firewalls are licensed to x amount of users. If all your users are trying to connect back in at the same time - it won't connect. Also, what is the error? There should be a log file somewhere on the system to tell you why you can't connect. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Deane
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 1:16pm
Overloaded probably. I know my work had to upgrade ours to handle everyone working from home all of a sudden
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Posted By: Borussia
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 1:33pm
| Was there a COVID 18?? |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 1:44pm
Ebola?
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Posted By: kevjreilly
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 1:57pm
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Still in the office, thankfully it is just me. The owner is of an age where we need to have little or no contact but he is struggling as he likes to be in the office for an hour or two each morning to go over stuff and he is usually very active exercise wise, but with me having 3 kids, i told him to stay at home and not come in. Run a compressor parts business. Still busy, maybe a little slower than normal. Most of the service guys see a mixed reaction. Some small inudstrial businesses have closed like printers etc. But some are busier than ever and need their compressors and filters serviced a lot more than normal, especailly food processors. The wife is a Montessori teacher so her crèche is closed, so she is going stir crazy at home with the kids :) ------------- Read it 3 times before posting |
Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 2:13pm
No, only Combat!! I'll get my coat... |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 2:17pm
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Apparently we are splitting the company in two and going week on, week off. At least it is on full pay.
------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 2:48pm
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Working from home from tomorrow, but doing one day a week in the office. My day is Friday.....not too bad I suppose |
Posted By: Fitzinho
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:03pm
Likely the number of people trying to connect to your corporate network over VPN has exceeded their max number of connections. Try and get on first thing in the morning and make sure you don't disconnect during the day and you should be fine.
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Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:08pm
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I’d love to be able to work from home but as a sub contractor well obviously that’s not happening, I work for a lot of smaller companies who have had to take their own measures and mostly have all closed only vital works will be done and this will be done by themselves which is quiet understandable, €203 will just not cut it for me over a lengthy period, the missus works in the local secondary school so that looks like out till September but hey ho, don’t think it will be too long till the little bit of savings we have left get broken into ------------- Just because it's tradition does not make it right |
Posted By: dundon13
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:19pm
Cheers, and finally Head Office has implemented measures to help control numbers in stores. Was crazy up until paddys day.
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Posted By: AntrimMan
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:23pm
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Sort of looking forward to this. Work are delivering a pc and 3 screens to my gaf so I can self isolate and keep working from next week. ------------- @AntrimMan85 |
Posted By: Deane
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:40pm
Its f**king great, I haven't washed since last Friday
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Posted By: daithi
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:47pm
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 3:56pm
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Posted By: Artie Ziff
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2020 at 4:23pm
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Self employed and have no business anymore - well it's on hold, just waiting to see what's left of it when things go back to normal. Filling out a Covid 19 pandemic social welfare form was surreal The best thing I can do is prepare for the restart and get as much of the 'things never have time to do' done. ------------- It would damage this forums' reputation |
Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:18am
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Management have set up a company account on an app called "slack" and asked us to register on it. Anyone here use it? seems like something they can monitor us from! ------------- YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:21am
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Zoom app use will sky rocket too. Used it 5 times this week already. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:50am
Slack is what most companies are using for collaboration. It's only really being used for internal communications. Email is no longer used. Only for external exchange. You can download and install the Slack client, it's easier than using it via a browser. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:52am
cheers, a few lads were worried with all the working from home it was something they could use to keep an eye on everyone! ------------- YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: bogball88
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:58am
Things carrying on as normal then Deane?
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:58am
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All the content stays within the application. It's similar to any social media application, in that you can see when a person is online etc.. You can make calls from within the app and send private messages, and group messages but the main feature would be the different channels for each team, you can then monitor all the slack channels etc.. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 11:20am
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Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 12:17pm
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Is it any different than google hangouts? We are on a gmail system here, much prefer the old outlook set up ------------- YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 1:03pm
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Posted By: Deane
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 1:48pm
| Microsoft Teams |
Posted By: lassassinblanc
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 2:11pm
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As far as I know Microsoft bought Slack and it will all be under Microsoft Teams soon. A load of them out there. Workplace is another one which is owned by Facebook Asana which is owned by one of the other lads who started Facebook (Dustin Moskovitz) Many others
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Posted By: Roberto Baggio
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 2:35pm
We're using that too
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Posted By: AntrimMan
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 3:43pm
27 inch HD monitors arrived. I expect my eyesight to have vastly deteriorated by about Thursday. Dehydration could be a problem as well. ------------- @AntrimMan85 |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 3:49pm
| I know someone working in VHI and they were told to buy their own Laptops to work at home or go on the dole for 6 weeks. |
Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 4:30pm
Brazilian Gary porn? ------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 4:31pm
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Posted By: pre Madonna
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 4:51pm
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Autocorrect! Should be fart porn. There isn’t too many ‘Garys’ at all anymore.
------------- Greed has won, big finance has won. Whatever small role elite clubs still play in the local communities from which they grew is dwarfed now by their position as global brands. |
Posted By: Gashley Grimes
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 5:13pm
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 5:22pm
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Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2020 at 9:06pm
We used Asana in the past, was a handy way of managing your workload. Not sure why we stopped, probably had to pay for it or something ------------- YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: coyne
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 12:39am
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Not sure I can cope 12 weeks of this mind. Only 4 days in me and my cock's like a crabstick with all the Pornhub browsing.
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Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 12:53am
You'll be blind in another two weeks. Enjoy it while you can. ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 5:08pm
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**** of a day down here today. Had hoped to get out to the garden and do a bit but currently house bound. Got the lawns cut yesterday though so happy with that. Really fed up today. If it improves a bit going to head for a walk. ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 5:20pm
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Being put on a 4 day week from the start of April, the evening shift in our place which is all temps is being done away with ------------- YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 5:49pm
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4/5 of your salary i assume?
------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Newryrep
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 6:18pm
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Cut the grass and done some repairs but somehow managed to bruise my ribs so in a bit of discomfort ------------- 'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
Posted By: Shoco
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2020 at 6:45pm
Yeah 80%, meetings next week to see how we can work it, try and take a week unpaid and get social welfare then work 3 normal weeks, or do a 3day week followed by a full week. Some of our major suppliers are closed in Italy so we will run out of parts eventually, this is more cash flow issues though, it’s across all the sites in our company’s organization ------------- YOUR 3 IN A ROW LEAGUE CHAMPIONS |
Posted By: MayoMark
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2020 at 8:43am
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Sun shining today so will get out to the garden for most of the day. That will burn some energy and keep me occupied anyways ------------- They finally did it man... They killed my f**kin' car... |
Posted By: Het-field
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2020 at 10:43am
| First day on Friday. Found myself very focussed throughout, and enjoyed it. I’ve always felt that Work From Home has the ability to do that. |
Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2020 at 11:22am
| Back to work in a busy office tomorrow, annoying especially with everyone preaching social distancing but we aren’t in a position to work from home and our work is essential so the show must go on. |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2020 at 11:26am
When someone in the office contracts it surely you’ll have to close.. Is there no way of reducing the risk? Change working week/staggered working hours etc.?
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Posted By: BrendanD88
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2020 at 11:35am
The information we have received so far has been so vague, though if anyone in the household feels any of the symptoms a 14 day isolation period is required. But then again there are a lot of Agency workers in our building who will take a financial hit if they isolate luckily I’m not in that position. Altering working patterns were discussed on Friday but again no decisions have been made, a lot of people will feel uncomfortable and paranoid about sitting in a full office when everyone is being told the importance of social distancing. Important decisions should have been made last week but as far as I am aware work continues as normal tomorrow.
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