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I do enjoy it most of the time. Every once in a while I have to deal with some rude idiot, but otherwise I like it very much.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.158&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.158"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_159"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_159"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 7 Nov 2020 20:38</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Nov 2020 20:39"></span></span> <span class="message_count">159 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.159">42608.159</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.149">42608.149</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think your point about familiarity breeding complacency is a biggie. I saw that at my office. Plenty of people who have been in most of the time not really sticking to the guidance. Made me feel uncomfortable, resulting in me having an overall feeling of wanting to WFH. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.159&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.159"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_160"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_160"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time"> 9 Nov 2020 19:25</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 9 Nov 2020 19:38"></span></span> <span class="message_count">160 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.160">42608.160</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.155">42608.155</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext"><b>quote:</b> <a href="messages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.155">ANT_THOMAS</a></div> <div class="quote">Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Any prospect of that changing?</div> <p>Still haven't picked up any "proper" work, but I've had a bit of ad-hoc consultancy. So not on the breadline by any stretch and it's always part of the risk of freelance/contract work.<br /> <br /> Got a few plates spinning now though, so hopefully one of them will work out!<br /> <br /> Just getting a bit bored of not being able to enjoy ourselves really - had to put the little extension on hold etc.</p> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.160&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.160"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_161"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_161"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: paul<span class="message_time">16 Nov 2020 10:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Nov 2020 11:22"></span></span> <span class="message_count">161 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.161">42608.161</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.1">42608.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Retired (since Nov 2019).<br /> <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.161&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.161"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_162"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_162"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">16 Nov 2020 11:23</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: paul <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Nov 2020 12:05"></span></span> <span class="message_count">162 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.162">42608.162</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.158#a42608_161" target="_self">42608.161</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Enjoyed 12 months of retired life so far?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.162&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.162"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_163"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_163"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: pants (CAPT_CARL)<span class="message_time">23 Nov 2020 14:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">163 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.163">42608.163</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Phew, long time without looking in here. Not sure what made me click on the link in the favourites bar today but here we are.<br /> Well for my update, I work in the IT department of North West NHS trust as a Senior Network Engineer. Its been pretty full on since February this year for obvious reasons. On the one hand its quite draining, on the other hand though its been very exciting throwing solutions together to get the workforce able to work from home.<br /> We went from an average of 20 people working on VPN at any one time to well over a 1000 in less than a month, Firewalls needed replacing, internet circuits upgrading and new services rolling out.<br /> I'm fortunate that I'm based on a hospital site but in a seperate building, so day to day I'm well away from the patients.<br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.163&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.163"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_164"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_164"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">23 Nov 2020 16:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: pants (CAPT_CARL) <span><span class="image post_unread" title="Unread Message"></span></span> <span class="message_count">164 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.164">42608.164</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.158#a42608_163" target="_self">42608.163</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Wow. Puts our 6-7 off site folks in perspective. <span class="emoticon e_confused" title=":-S"><span class="e__">:-S</span></span> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.164&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.164"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_165"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_165"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: gracia (GRACEINC)<span class="message_time"> 2 Dec 2020 14:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">165 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.165">42608.165</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Job and trying to build own business</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.165&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.165"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_166"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_166"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time"> 2 Dec 2020 14:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: gracia (GRACEINC) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Dec 2020 17:10"></span></span> <span class="message_count">166 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.166">42608.166</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.158#a42608_165" target="_self">42608.165</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's fairly common for people to do a job for a living. <p>Would you like to expand on what that job is, and/or what business you're trying to build?</p> <div class="edit_text">EDITED: 2 Dec 2020 14:20 by BOUGHTONP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.166&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.166"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42608_167"></a><div class="message" id="message_42608_167"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Al JunioR (53NORTH)<span class="message_time">13 Mar 2021 14:44</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 14 Mar 2021 11:28"></span></span> <span class="message_count">167 of 183</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.167">42608.167</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42608.1">42608.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ich bin ein Janitor.<br /> <br /> 3 sites at the moment. One on furlough (kerchiing) as a lot of it was the restaurant.<br /> The truck depot is good pay and uncomplex...they have 29/44 drivers still well enough to work. I cycle commute two marathons worth a week, so kept fit through it all.<br /> 3rd site I celebrated 10yrs this week and is just an hour an evening... dredging 3k a year.<br /> <br /> Spending most of my time at going-postal.com in their Disqus comments...which is a shite platform, and I have pointed them to Beehive.<br /> <br /> Good to see so many still <s>alive</s> around.<br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42608.167&return_msg=42608.158" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42608.167"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42608.168" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>