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    I have my break at the end of the day and use it to leave early. :galaxybrain:

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    I go in two hours early for quiet no chat time and then skip lunch so I can piss off around half 3 or 4.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    My manager once asked me to keep my phone on over the weekend because a troublesome 'customer' was kicking off as we were only open during his own working hours and it would 'only take 2 minutes' to sort out. It would have too. But that's 2 minutes of my time. So no.

    I log on at 9, take an hour for lunch, log off at 5. Anyone working in their own time wants their head testing.
    If you're working solidly for those 7 hours a day, then fine, but you're not, are you? No one does.

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    The good thing about my place is we do straight 8.30-5, no fucking about. One of my colleagues takes this incredibly literally, though - whereas normal people will go until 5.05 or even, perish the thought, 5.10 if it's worth it to finish a deal or a quote, he will storm out of the room at 5:00:00, no questions asked, even if it means stopping typing mid-sentence. He also refuses to answer the phone after 4.30pm for this reason in case it overruns, which I find pathetic and unprofessional but that's left wing Italians for you.

    And then he wonders why he got furloughed and I didn't.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    If you're working solidly for those 7 hours a day, then fine, but you're not, are you? No one does.
    Even if you were, cunt companies would still expect it.

    Even if I’m away on a job, once I’m out at 5 the phone won’t be answered even if I’ve a 3 hour drive home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggles View Post
    Even if you were, cunt companies would still expect it.

    Even if I’m away on a job, once I’m out at 5 the phone won’t be answered even if I’ve a 3 hour drive home.
    Very possibly, but it's a slippery slope to go down, for a lot of people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    Very possibly, but it's a slippery slope to go down, for a lot of people.
    It’s the right road to go down. This culture of getting dirty looks when you only stay an hour after your actual finishing time is the slippery slope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    If you're working solidly for those 7 hours a day, then fine, but you're not, are you? No one does.
    Never mind. The weekend is still mine and will remain so.

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    I work my normal hours. I was asked to split a shift to cover some work on the weekend but that didn't involve any extra hours. I just finished early on Friday and finished the shift off on Sunday. Piss.

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    Was in East London yesterday and social distancing was turned off on a large-scale. Open the fucking clubs.

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    He’s not wrong in fairness.



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    On the face-covering laws coming in, I haven't looked at official legislation yet but I'd imagine walking around as below would not be in contravention of them, right? I like the idea as a silent protest.


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    Peak junior school 'someone farted' move

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    Yep, although it works.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    On the face-covering laws coming in, I haven't looked at official legislation yet but I'd imagine walking around as below would not be in contravention of them, right? I like the idea as a silent protest.

    I think it has to be a 3 layer covering, so yes that would contravene the legislation. I'd still do it if I were you though because it'll be funny if you get fined/arrested.

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    Quote Originally Posted by randomlegend View Post
    I think it has to be a 3 layer covering, so yes that would contravene the legislation. I'd still do it if I were you though because it'll be funny if you get fined/arrested.
    That's some peak Sancho talk if ever I've heard it.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-make-your-own

    See instructions for how to make one and PM me a private apology of no less than 150 words by 3pm, you melt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    That's some peak Sancho talk if ever I've heard it.

    https://www.gov.uk/government/public...-make-your-own

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    Firstly:

    I think
    Secondly:

    ideally include at least two layers of fabric (the World Health Organisation recommends three depending on the fabric used)

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    The Horld Wealth Organization also recommended 0 layers a few months back

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    Quote Originally Posted by mugbull View Post
    The Horld Wealth Organization also recommended 0 layers a few months back
    What with our piss poor handling of face masks I'd forgotten that that shower had that as their line.

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    WHO guidelines

    You have less than 2 hours, RL, I've ensured my PMs are clear.

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    The cowboy neckerchief pulled up over the face is the way forward, a rootin-tootin way to stop the spread.

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    The who not recommending something will be forever held against them forever more.

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    If that were their only fuck up in all this one could be a tad more forgiving, but it was far from their only one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kikó View Post
    The who not recommending something will be forever held against them forever more.
    They didn't not recommend it, they recommended against it.

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    I wouldn't be surprised if the reason some of the people who recommended against masks initially did so because they know people are retarded toddlers and they'd only put up with wearing them for a short period of time, so they saved it up as a measure for later.

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    They’d be affecting peoples mental health within a week.

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    I saw someone claim they had an exemption from wearing one due to anxiety the other day.

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    The behavioural scientists donning it again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by randomlegend View Post
    I wouldn't be surprised if the reason some of the people who recommended against masks initially did so because they know people are retarded toddlers and they'd only put up with wearing them for a short period of time, so they saved it up as a measure for later.
    Let a queue of 50,000 future dead build up before you introduce measures that would have prevented some of those deaths? Makes perfect sense.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    Let a queue of 50,000 future dead build up before you introduce measures that would have prevented some of those deaths? Makes perfect sense.
    It might have prevented some in the short term, but if everyone gets fed up of all the measures put in place and stops doing anything at all, all at once, then it'd be worse longer term. That makes some sense in my head but whether it's factually correct idk.

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    I see the new thing is doing a fun quiz to find out and share your 'COVID age'

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    We went to Peppa Pig World this weekend and the Covid precautions are just box ticking pretence at this point.

    Nobody was wearing masks (ourselves included) bar a few staff members.

    They had 'virtual queues' for the busiest rides, but this just leads to an informal queue near the actual queue.

    I've had less intimate sexual encounters than some of the queues and all of them have lasted less time.

    No details were taken at any point. I easily spent 20 minutes+ in the company of strangers. How is track and trace meant to notify me/them if someone gets Covid?

    It pretty much felt like business as usual to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    I see the new thing is doing a fun quiz to find out and share your 'COVID age'
    Post it then ffs
    I'm a twit

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    Having been involved in several cricket matches now, no matter how well you try and do these things, strict social distancing just is not a realistic policy at all. It's completely against the essence of human nature.

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...-west-53465160

    Now you can track and trace whilst you isolate.

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    Whoopsies



    Last edited by Queenslander; 20-07-2020 at 08:31 AM.

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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53469839

    The Oxford Vaccine works (atleast partialy)

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    With that and the promising new treatments everybody under seventy ought to just be allowed to chance it before long.

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    Typical tory twat. I've had to +4 to my COVID age cause I'm a muzzy and another +2 cause I take my Nando's extra hot so I'll be fucked if I'm leaving my house for anything other than restocking up my sourdough starter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    With that and the promising new treatments everybody under seventy ought to just be allowed to chance it before long.
    It can make you go bald.

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    I won't be needing either of them. I meant for the losers who can't see it off naturally.

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    The vaccine has been shown to produce an antibody response. The link we need to make, and has yet to be determined, is whether production of antibodies confers protection to the wild virus.

    It's promising, though. I'd expect it to be approved before the end of the year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    I won't be needing either of them. I meant for the losers who can't see it off naturally.
    I meant covid can.

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    It was that the manelets are at higher risk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7om View Post
    The vaccine has been shown to produce an antibody response. The link we need to make, and has yet to be determined, is whether production of antibodies confers protection to the wild virus.

    It's promising, though. I'd expect it to be approved before the end of the year.
    By the sounds of it, antibodies and t-cells are produced.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shindig View Post
    By the sounds of it, antibodies and t-cells are produced.
    That's what they found yeah. They also did a study a few months back with the same vaccine in monkeys and found the immunised group had protection from severe symptoms.

    If we can make that same link in humans then AstraZeneca are going to make an insane amount of money.

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    I can't wait for the Russian one to come out months ahead of the rest. Like that Concorde they made that had no brakes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spikey M View Post
    My manager once asked me to keep my phone on over the weekend because a troublesome 'customer' was kicking off as we were only open during his own working hours and it would 'only take 2 minutes' to sort out. It would have too. But that's 2 minutes of my time. So no.

    I log on at 9, take an hour for lunch, log off at 5. Anyone working in their own time wants their head testing.
    I work during the evenings and over the weekend (dipping in and out of emails, etc). I did this before and after lockdown. I don't think I could ever just shut off at 5.30pm. I guess it might depend on the job role and industry.

    Does your strict approach to work/life balance affect chances of promotion? Or are you not bothered by all that?

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    I lied about having symptoms to get a test last weekend, since we're going to visit my grandma. That shit is unpleasant.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dquincy View Post
    I work during the evenings and over the weekend (dipping in and out of emails, etc). I did this before and after lockdown. I don't think I could ever just shut off at 5.30pm. I guess it might depend on the job role and industry.

    Does your strict approach to work/life balance affect chances of promotion? Or are you not bothered by all that?
    I hate the place and everyone involved with it. Had this shit not happened I'd probably already be working elsewhere.

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