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  • scooterscot
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    Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View Post
    Because at home you do not have to sit in all those stupid meetings with idiots who can spend all day arguing over nothing and then come to a stupid decision which will be overturned two meetings later and cause a lot of rework to be done
    whs

    Plus you escape micro management

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  • MPwannadecentincome
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    Because at home you do not have to sit in all those stupid meetings with idiots who can spend all day arguing over nothing and then come to a stupid decision which will be overturned two meetings later and cause a lot of rework to be done

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  • Doggy Styles
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    ...and doing more work than I've ever done at any clientco. I wonder why.
    Many years ago I'd have agreed but now I'm a lazy barstard.

    And there's nice ladies on most client sites who say hello to me.

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  • The Lone Gunman
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    Tell the lazy bastards to get a job!
    They are all self emp, apart from on ewho is a gas fitter who works our area. They all seem to pass quite regularly when I am at home.

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
    If my mates knew I was at home the door bell would never stop ringing and I would be awash with coffee.
    Tell the lazy bastards to get a job!

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  • The Lone Gunman
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    Originally posted by thelace View Post
    Working in the office, you have lots of potential distractions, that cute little blonde in accounts for one

    At home, it's the missus or Jeremy Kyle, no wonder you get more work done
    Far too many distractions at home. Motorbike in the garage and only a short walk to the beach with my kite buggy. What starts out as a 1 hour jaunt at lunch time can easily turn into an all day kite or bike fest. If my mates knew I was at home the door bell would never stop ringing and I would be awash with coffee.

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  • thelace
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    Working in the office, you have lots of potential distractions, that cute little blonde in accounts for one

    At home, it's the missus or Jeremy Kyle, no wonder you get more work done

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by Francko View Post
    , we must discuss in the office" when it is something like like character at position 4 to be "%" or "$".

    Just goes to show the real importance of the work you do, eh?

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by Rookie View Post
    porn surfing
    Porn surfing is more productive than CUK surfing for example as once you stopped the urge then you are back to work straight away. Ahemm so I have been told by people, of course.

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    ...and doing more work than I've ever done at any clientco. I wonder why.
    Yet it is very hard to convince the client that you can work at home.

    But the main resistance is from people really. I sometimes want to smack the face of people saying "this is very important, we must discuss in the office" when it is something like like character at position 4 to be "%" or "$". They should be fired, humiliated and exiliated somewhere very far away...

    I do wonder how you think you can force people to work just because they are in the office? Besides the internet gateway, the brain can find very clever alternatives not to work.

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  • Rookie
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    Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
    ...and doing more work than I've ever done at any clientco. I wonder why.
    porn surfing

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  • Mich the Tester
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    Working at home

    ...and doing more work than I've ever done at any clientco. I wonder why.

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