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Bit of a weird one for me.
Been offered a job that entails home working 99% of the time with some travel down to one of the main Scottish cities for a public sector employer. Pay is better and the job interest should be higher.
However in my current job there is a likelihood of getting into the office 1-2 days a week. Salary is decent and its also public sector but its not really got a career path, tho less bothered about that these days.
At first I accepted but now given I live alone with a small group of friends am starting to wonder whether this is good in the long run due to lack of social interaction. My first experience would be heading into the city into large strange offices for example.
Anyone else experiences to add in the mix?
Been offered a job that entails home working 99% of the time with some travel down to one of the main Scottish cities for a public sector employer. Pay is better and the job interest should be higher.
However in my current job there is a likelihood of getting into the office 1-2 days a week. Salary is decent and its also public sector but its not really got a career path, tho less bothered about that these days.
At first I accepted but now given I live alone with a small group of friends am starting to wonder whether this is good in the long run due to lack of social interaction. My first experience would be heading into the city into large strange offices for example.
Anyone else experiences to add in the mix?
halo34 said:
Bit of a weird one for me.
Been offered a job that entails home working 99% of the time with some travel down to one of the main Scottish cities for a public sector employer. Pay is better and the job interest should be higher.
However in my current job there is a likelihood of getting into the office 1-2 days a week. Salary is decent and its also public sector but its not really got a career path, tho less bothered about that these days.
At first I accepted but now given I live alone with a small group of friends am starting to wonder whether this is good in the long run due to lack of social interaction. My first experience would be heading into the city into large strange offices for example.
Anyone else experiences to add in the mix?
Very much dependant on the culture and how technology is usedBeen offered a job that entails home working 99% of the time with some travel down to one of the main Scottish cities for a public sector employer. Pay is better and the job interest should be higher.
However in my current job there is a likelihood of getting into the office 1-2 days a week. Salary is decent and its also public sector but its not really got a career path, tho less bothered about that these days.
At first I accepted but now given I live alone with a small group of friends am starting to wonder whether this is good in the long run due to lack of social interaction. My first experience would be heading into the city into large strange offices for example.
Anyone else experiences to add in the mix?
I was sent home in March last year from my old employer. From March until leaving in early November I had one call from HR and probably 2 from my sales director. I was left feeling isolated and stressed beyond belief
I was offered another role by a business that is very much in the cloud and remote working sector - it's what we sell. We have weekly wellbeing calls and a company catch up every week as well. All internal communication tends to be done via video call in Teams
I'm 300 miles from the office so even when the scenario changes I will be home based - possibly a quarterly visit to sales meetings but not expected to go every month. To some extent I can't wait to be able to maybe take an hour our and go sit and work with a coffee somewhere, but in the grand scheme of things I'm really enjoying it now
How well adjusted and flexible a public sector organisation is would be my concern - they tend to be pretty traditional so my concern would be whether they are actually switched on to proper use of the technology or just doing it because it is what is expected
Questions to ask - what equipment would they provide? Is it just a laptop and you're expected to work from that? I have laptop, second screen, dock, kb and mouse and a noise cancelling jabra headset. They also assisted with a sit/stand desk solution and a decent chair - that to me suggested a business that understood the requirement and how to look after their staff
Other people's experiences can be a useful indicator but it really comes down to your personal preferences. Some people thrive on remote working, others don't so you need to work out where you sit on that spectrum.
You already have experience of working in the Public Sector so you'll know social interaction in such places isn't like working in a London Ad-Agency or Record Label.
You already have experience of working in the Public Sector so you'll know social interaction in such places isn't like working in a London Ad-Agency or Record Label.
StevieBee said:
Other people's experiences can be a useful indicator but it really comes down to your personal preferences. Some people thrive on remote working, others don't so you need to work out where you sit on that spectrum.
You already have experience of working in the Public Sector so you'll know social interaction in such places isn't like working in a London Ad-Agency or Record Label.
This is true, even the local office in my current role isnt going to set the world on fire either. I guess I could ask if I could hotdesk at a local agency building and get the best of both worlds.You already have experience of working in the Public Sector so you'll know social interaction in such places isn't like working in a London Ad-Agency or Record Label.
Good comments both - thankyou
I’d rather drill my eyeballs out than ever work from home again. It’s an aberration, and hopefully we will be back to normal soon.
That’s me though, it’s a completely personal choice. Not sure how you can really, truly pick up an new job and navigate a new company without being there in person.
That’s me though, it’s a completely personal choice. Not sure how you can really, truly pick up an new job and navigate a new company without being there in person.
Pieman68 said:
Very much dependant on the culture and how technology is used
I was sent home in March last year from my old employer. From March until leaving in early November I had one call from HR and probably 2 from my sales director. I was left feeling isolated and stressed beyond belief
I was offered another role by a business that is very much in the cloud and remote working sector - it's what we sell. We have weekly wellbeing calls and a company catch up every week as well. All internal communication tends to be done via video call in Teams
I'm 300 miles from the office so even when the scenario changes I will be home based - possibly a quarterly visit to sales meetings but not expected to go every month. To some extent I can't wait to be able to maybe take an hour our and go sit and work with a coffee somewhere, but in the grand scheme of things I'm really enjoying it now
How well adjusted and flexible a public sector organisation is would be my concern - they tend to be pretty traditional so my concern would be whether they are actually switched on to proper use of the technology or just doing it because it is what is expected
Questions to ask - what equipment would they provide? Is it just a laptop and you're expected to work from that? I have laptop, second screen, dock, kb and mouse and a noise cancelling jabra headset. They also assisted with a sit/stand desk solution and a decent chair - that to me suggested a business that understood the requirement and how to look after their staff
You sound like you could be working for the company I work for, is HQ in Reading?I was sent home in March last year from my old employer. From March until leaving in early November I had one call from HR and probably 2 from my sales director. I was left feeling isolated and stressed beyond belief
I was offered another role by a business that is very much in the cloud and remote working sector - it's what we sell. We have weekly wellbeing calls and a company catch up every week as well. All internal communication tends to be done via video call in Teams
I'm 300 miles from the office so even when the scenario changes I will be home based - possibly a quarterly visit to sales meetings but not expected to go every month. To some extent I can't wait to be able to maybe take an hour our and go sit and work with a coffee somewhere, but in the grand scheme of things I'm really enjoying it now
How well adjusted and flexible a public sector organisation is would be my concern - they tend to be pretty traditional so my concern would be whether they are actually switched on to proper use of the technology or just doing it because it is what is expected
Questions to ask - what equipment would they provide? Is it just a laptop and you're expected to work from that? I have laptop, second screen, dock, kb and mouse and a noise cancelling jabra headset. They also assisted with a sit/stand desk solution and a decent chair - that to me suggested a business that understood the requirement and how to look after their staff
LukeyP_ said:
You sound like you could be working for the company I work for, is HQ in Reading?
Sorry Lukey, I never noticed your responseIn answer, no. We're based in Dorset, although I'm near Leeds/Bradford airport. Used to work for a company based in Poole who had a satellite office in Leeds so it was actually my old boss that came knocking
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