2020 Retailers in trouble thread
Discussion
Fittster said:
jakesmith said:
Surely some of the big high street retailers are going to announce job cuts soon- I’d imagine what with all the healthcare stuff they sell, Boots is the only safe place to be right about now.
Have you been keeping up with the news today?Saweep said:
One thing everyone here is missing, due to our ages probably, is that young people love cities.
And young people need managing, mostly face to face, at the early stages of their careers.
Businesses need young people to keep the wheels spinning.
I can see there being an increase in WFH of course but not of the kind speculated on here.
Saw a survey at work that said the under 30's preferred working in an office to WFH.And young people need managing, mostly face to face, at the early stages of their careers.
Businesses need young people to keep the wheels spinning.
I can see there being an increase in WFH of course but not of the kind speculated on here.
I'm 100% certain that the WFH 'dream' won't happen for many and office attendance will still be required at least 2-3 days a week. Larger companies will fear a loss of control over their employees as it's the only management style they know, and won't be able to get rid of high priced, long term office leases in city centres. Would love to be proved wrong.
hepy said:
Saweep said:
One thing everyone here is missing, due to our ages probably, is that young people love cities.
And young people need managing, mostly face to face, at the early stages of their careers.
Businesses need young people to keep the wheels spinning.
I can see there being an increase in WFH of course but not of the kind speculated on here.
Saw a survey at work that said the under 30's preferred working in an office to WFH.And young people need managing, mostly face to face, at the early stages of their careers.
Businesses need young people to keep the wheels spinning.
I can see there being an increase in WFH of course but not of the kind speculated on here.
I'm 100% certain that the WFH 'dream' won't happen for many and office attendance will still be required at least 2-3 days a week. Larger companies will fear a loss of control over their employees as it's the only management style they know, and won't be able to get rid of high priced, long term office leases in city centres. Would love to be proved wrong.
hepy said:
Saweep said:
One thing everyone here is missing, due to our ages probably, is that young people love cities.
And young people need managing, mostly face to face, at the early stages of their careers.
Businesses need young people to keep the wheels spinning.
I can see there being an increase in WFH of course but not of the kind speculated on here.
Saw a survey at work that said the under 30's preferred working in an office to WFH.And young people need managing, mostly face to face, at the early stages of their careers.
Businesses need young people to keep the wheels spinning.
I can see there being an increase in WFH of course but not of the kind speculated on here.
I'm 100% certain that the WFH 'dream' won't happen for many and office attendance will still be required at least 2-3 days a week. Larger companies will fear a loss of control over their employees as it's the only management style they know, and won't be able to get rid of high priced, long term office leases in city centres. Would love to be proved wrong.
At the moment the directive is to work from home if you can. As it has been imposed, businesses have been forced to change. Due to family life, work life balance, environmental concerns, property prices, commuting capacity and cost etc it is a natural move in keeping with the pressures of the times.
And lots of businesses that feared it before have been forced to pilot it and change their ways.
Now the businesses and staff have a taste of what I’ve been enjoying for the last 5 years with a job that gives me back 3 hours of my time a day and £5k-£10k gross salary, plus saves the office overhead, the Valid question over supervision is a hurdle they have already had to adapt to.
I think the genie is out of the bottle personally and we’ll see a seismic change now.
The issue of control has always prevented this. I saw it at a well known high st bank and even now they have a rule about contracting staff not wfh unless they have been at the bank for 12 months. When I worked there, I pointed out that the senior manager inviting on this has a) never spoken to me in 8 months or even engaged with me via email even though I worked in their project b) even if they sat next to me 5 days a week what was on my screen would make no sense to them.
Yet I could not be trusted to wfh. Its a mind set that will change over time covid has just accelerated that, but today tomorrow or in the future change is going to happen and sadly some jobs won't exist as a result.
Yet I could not be trusted to wfh. Its a mind set that will change over time covid has just accelerated that, but today tomorrow or in the future change is going to happen and sadly some jobs won't exist as a result.
Covid has been very disruptive for my customers who are companies who operate call centres. What previously happened was that everyone worked from the office, it wasn't a tech problem but a management problem. The tools have been around for years and for many customers they were already actually in place. I've spent a lot of time reassuring them that the tools we provide work exactly the same.
With home working a lot of problems resourcing peak times go away you can pull people on to work at short notice and for a few hours at a time.
With home working a lot of problems resourcing peak times go away you can pull people on to work at short notice and for a few hours at a time.
Bullett said:
Covid has been very disruptive for my customers who are companies who operate call centres. What previously happened was that everyone worked from the office, it wasn't a tech problem but a management problem. The tools have been around for years and for many customers they were already actually in place. I've spent a lot of time reassuring them that the tools we provide work exactly the same.
With home working a lot of problems resourcing peak times go away you can pull people on to work at short notice and for a few hours at a time.
I assume you mean disruptive in a good way? My mate runs a large CC and it's been brilliant for them once they got over some tech hurdlesWith home working a lot of problems resourcing peak times go away you can pull people on to work at short notice and for a few hours at a time.
Thankyou4calling said:
They’re doing really well
Cosmetics are often bought by people in a recession as it’s a quick fix and cheers them up
It’s a well known FACT!
No lay offs needed, I think they’ll expand. There’s a big demand as many towns lack a store selling toothpaste and face cream.
At the height of the lockdown, didn't Boots refuse to sell what they considered non essential items?Cosmetics are often bought by people in a recession as it’s a quick fix and cheers them up
It’s a well known FACT!
No lay offs needed, I think they’ll expand. There’s a big demand as many towns lack a store selling toothpaste and face cream.
Thankyou4calling said:
Stay in Bed Instead said:
At the height of the lockdown, didn't Boots refuse to sell what they considered non essential items?
Yes they did.A lady I know popped into a big store for some essentials and dared to pick up some fake tan which the store refused to allow her to buy.
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