Working From Home Tips
#136
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#137
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Well, that came to pass quite nicely. Finished the project in Germany at the end of April, and had 4 absolutely fantastic months at home. Weather was great, had nothing to do and nowhere to go and it was just wonderful. But all good things must come to an end and I've just started on a new project, another offshore wind farm. I've been fortunate enough to have worked all over the world but this one will be a real challenge... the locals are unintelligible and the weather is awful. And since the kids have now left home and are at university we've decided to sell up in Norfolk and relocate to where my new job is based... in Glasgow.
#138
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Re: Working From Home Tips
The weather at an offshore wind farm must get pretty challenging at this time of year on occasion? I loved being offshore, it always felt different and as if anything might happen. But I only did it in the Mediterranean where the weather is generally better.
#139
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Yes, the weather can be extremely challenging, especially so between September and April. But this wind farm doesn't exist yet, it's just in the front end engineering phase - construction is planned for 2022-2026.
#140
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I was WFH anyway, since February 2019, so I don't have a desk to return to, but (in NC) Mrs P has already been officially been told "there will be no return to the office before November 1" - for context this date has been pushed back one month at a time every month for at least the past 5 months, so she has very little doubt that the date will be pushed back again, and her dept head has said he currerntly doesn't expect any return to the office prior to January 2021, and only then perhaps for a few people at a time.
#141
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I work from home in a way, just need to find a way to get paid for it.
#142
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We’ve been asked to complete a survey about how we feel about an office return
have suspicion it will be on a voluntary basis for probably bathe rest of the year.
my boss is currently in another province had has a couple of major things keeping Her there, so I don’t anticipate any pressure from her
have suspicion it will be on a voluntary basis for probably bathe rest of the year.
my boss is currently in another province had has a couple of major things keeping Her there, so I don’t anticipate any pressure from her
#143
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Well, that came to pass quite nicely. Finished the project in Germany at the end of April, and had 4 absolutely fantastic months at home. Weather was great, had nothing to do and nowhere to go and it was just wonderful. But all good things must come to an end and I've just started on a new project, another offshore wind farm. I've been fortunate enough to have worked all over the world but this one will be a real challenge... the locals are unintelligible and the weather is awful. And since the kids have now left home and are at university we've decided to sell up in Norfolk and relocate to where my new job is based... in Glasgow.
#144
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We're all WFH for the rest of the year. While I'm concerned about the wife (a teacher) and the kids going back to school next week. (Although low caseload in Nfld, means low risk - at present), I am very much looking forward to 6 hours a day where its just me and the dogs at home!
#145
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My wife's new job is in a small office, only 3 people and their desks are 6-7 feet apart so hopefully that will keep the risk for her low.
#146
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I briefly read an article somewhere last week talking about large city offices - multifloors, hundreds of people. Aside from the social distancing challenges, mask use etc in the working areas, the need to reduce lift capacity to maintain social distancing means that effectively it would take 2 1/2 hours for the entire floor to go to and return from lunch. So there is some benefit from working in a small office I think!
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I briefly read an article somewhere last week talking about large city offices - multifloors, hundreds of people. Aside from the social distancing challenges, mask use etc in the working areas, the need to reduce lift capacity to maintain social distancing means that effectively it would take 2 1/2 hours for the entire floor to go to and return from lunch. So there is some benefit from working in a small office I think!
Back in March my wife had an interview at a large office building in Vancouver, it sounded like it was going to be a nightmare with the elevators, they were only going to allow 10 people inside each elevator at one time, cannot imagine how long it would take to get 28 floors of people up and down each day.
#148
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Luckily no elevator for her, its ground floor.
Back in March my wife had an interview at a large office building in Vancouver, it sounded like it was going to be a nightmare with the elevators, they were only going to allow 10 people inside each elevator at one time, cannot imagine how long it would take to get 28 floors of people up and down each day.
Back in March my wife had an interview at a large office building in Vancouver, it sounded like it was going to be a nightmare with the elevators, they were only going to allow 10 people inside each elevator at one time, cannot imagine how long it would take to get 28 floors of people up and down each day.
It's only 4 people where I work, one person in each corner facing away from each other.
#149
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Luckily no elevator for her, its ground floor.
Back in March my wife had an interview at a large office building in Vancouver, it sounded like it was going to be a nightmare with the elevators, they were only going to allow 10 people inside each elevator at one time, cannot imagine how long it would take to get 28 floors of people up and down each day.
Back in March my wife had an interview at a large office building in Vancouver, it sounded like it was going to be a nightmare with the elevators, they were only going to allow 10 people inside each elevator at one time, cannot imagine how long it would take to get 28 floors of people up and down each day.
Maybe they could replace the elevator cars' floors and ceilings with open grids - so that air rushes through the elevator cars as they move between floors?
Last edited by Pulaski; Sep 1st 2020 at 8:29 pm.