Beelzebub 2,508 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Trump said WE are going to win sooner then later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchalkeUK 402 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Azeem said: Trump said WE are going to win sooner then later. I seem to remember he said something similar when he started to pull his men out of your part of the world 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beelzebub 2,508 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, SchalkeUK said: I seem to remember he said something similar when he started to pull his men out of your part of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,177 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, nudge said: I'm the opposite. I'm much more comfortable working at home and don't get annoyed/distracted by noise, coworkers or any other stuff so I'm by far more efficient. I also love being able to plan my working hours myself. When I work from home, my normal colleagues are replaced with 2 cats that won’t leave me alone I’ve always been able to get more work done at the office. I’m one of those people that likes to have set boundaries between their work life and home life (even though several times a week I’ll need to take work back with me); I wish I was someone who worked better from home though as it’s obviously the most comfortable place for me... as it’s home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted March 19, 2020 Author Subscriber Share Posted March 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, SchalkeUK said: Hey nudge you are turning into a Yankie - the only times I have ever heard the word coworkers has been from young American Students who seem to think that colleagues is not a word in their vocabulary. To me the word colleague implies a degree of camaraderie whereas a co-worker just indicates a person who works at the same office. I was certainly not meaning the former when I talked about annoyances 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchalkeUK 402 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, nudge said: To me the word colleague implies a degree of camaraderie whereas a co-worker just indicates a person who works at the same office. I was certainly not meaning the former when I talked about annoyances Capiche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchalkeUK 402 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 4 hours ago, MUFC said: People saying we'll be on lockdown from 5 today. Where do they get they're information from? Probably either from crapbook social media or Dominic Cumming's anus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,365 Posted March 19, 2020 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2020 36 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said: I hate working from home because I work much more efficiently when I’m in my office. But yeah I’m also hoping this shows people that not all meetings need to be meetings and some can be emails 32 minutes ago, nudge said: I'm the opposite. I'm much more comfortable working at home and don't get annoyed/distracted by noise, coworkers or any other stuff so I'm by far more efficient. I also love being able to plan my working hours myself. Same boat as @nudge (lucky me). I can't ever see myself working in an office full-time again after having the experience of being home-based. I work much better planning my own time and we have quite flexible hours to work in (it's not strict 9-5). My routine is 8.30 - 4.30 but it could be be 10-6 if I want to. As long as I do my hours and get my work done, there's no issue. Whenever I do go in to the office I now realise I end up spending so much time catching up with people I don't regularly see and most of the time is not spent doing work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted March 19, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted March 19, 2020 43 minutes ago, SchalkeUK said: Totally misunderstood what I was trying to say - My intention was totally to support what you are having to do against the outside adults who are probably causing you more problems than the kids. The assessment idea is only new to those who have never had to do it or consider writing an end of term report. Apologies if it was my old-fashioned logic which gave you the wrong impression - sometimes even us wrinklies can get frustrated at what Councils and politicians are doing to interfere with education rather than just shutting up and supporting those at the sharp end! The best head I ever worked under had two bins in his office - one was for all the stuff the local authority sent him and which normally was full of unopened envelopes. Times, I assume, have not really changed since then! We all have to make judgements on students throughout their time at school but they don't care until it's an actual GCSE or A Level grade. A lot of them think that we can just "give them grade X" now and we won't if they don't deserve it because we're professional. The same kids and most of their parents will kick off and we'll be legally obliged to let them appeal and provide evidence and it's going to be a total nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchalkeUK 402 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 55 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: We all have to make judgements on students throughout their time at school but they don't care until it's an actual GCSE or A Level grade. A lot of them think that we can just "give them grade X" now and we won't if they don't deserve it because we're professional. The same kids and most of their parents will kick off and we'll be legally obliged to let them appeal and provide evidence and it's going to be a total nightmare. I hope you're wrong, but whatever the outcome enjoy the job and the life - I kept going until my mid 70's and then only stopped full time so that I could continue the odd weeks in Gelsenkirchen. Never regretted it for a minute and even now I still keep in touch and visit whenever I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr 167 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Told to work from home today. Didn't discover until I tried it that the laptop was not properly set up so I've just had to salvage whatever I can from emails. Same again tomorrow. Should enjoy it I supppse but I hate being sat here waiting for time to pass or something to happen. Only so much I can do and it's not fair on my colleagues as well as they're still going full pelt. Hate the WFH thing. Enjoy the boundaries and contrast of being at work and being at home. Can't get on with the two mixing. Doesn't help I usually have a shocking attention span and no-one's around at home to keep me in line 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,282 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Started working from home yesterday. It's ok but the lack of chatting with colleagues in the office and general socialising is not great. Having two dogs does help kind. My old man is under threat of redundancy as well as he works in a hotel. Also, supermarkets and supply chains are confirming that they're buckling under the strain of the thick fucking cunts. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51961624 Cheers you thick fucking cunts. Edited March 19, 2020 by Bluebird Hewitt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mpache 672 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 10 new cases in Peru today. Some good news given we've been increasing by 30 per day for the last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Subscriber Mel81x+ 3,612 Posted March 19, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted March 19, 2020 Italy have now got the largest number of deaths from this disease and surpassed China for the largest death toll. It's not looking like letting up either. To everyone on the European continent stay safe. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado 1,710 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-19-20-intl-hnk/h_ce08d27816652ab99a24eafa2d5cb5aa Quote The situation in Lombardy right now "is similar to what we experienced two months ago in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of COVID-19," the Chinese Red Cross vice president, Sun Shuopeng, said Thursday in a press conference in Milan, Italy. "In the city of Wuhan after one month since the adoption of the lockdown policy, we see a decreasing trend from the peak of the disease," Sun Shuopeng said. "Here in Milan, the hardest hit area by COVID-19, there isn't a very strict lockdown: public transportation is still working and people are still moving around, you're still having dinners and parties in the hotels and you're not wearing masks. We need every citizen to be involved in the fight of COVID-19 and follow this policy.” He advised Italians to stop all “economic activities and cut the mobility of people.” Everyone should just stay at home, he added. This guy is deluded. Italy has gone the furthest you can go in our kind of society. You can't stop the whole economy for months. It's insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird Hewitt 1,282 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 If correct, a commentator for CNN and MSNBC has tweeted that he hopes Melania Trump gets infected with coronavirus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 29 minutes ago, Inti Brian said: 10 new cases in Peru today. Some good news given we've been increasing by 30 per day for the last week. Never mind. Now being reported 89 new cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,271 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 So Boris says we will “turn the tide within the next 12 weeks” which not only sounds ridiculously optimistic, but he was vague as fuck to what he actually meant by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,365 Posted March 19, 2020 Administrator Share Posted March 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rick said: So Boris says we will “turn the tide within the next 12 weeks” which not only sounds ridiculously optimistic, but he was vague as fuck to what he actually meant by it. Such a weird thing to announce on a whim. Gives more questions and doubts than hope I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,644 Posted March 19, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted March 19, 2020 Is there a link anywhere to a simple description of some sort as to how China managed to stamp this thing out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpache 672 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 1 minute ago, RandoEFC said: Is there a link anywhere to a simple description of some sort as to how China managed to stamp this thing out? This isn't entirely the reason why, but one of my favourite Youtube channels made a video of the sort of thing China is capable of doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, Mel81x said: Italy have now got the largest number of deaths from this disease and surpassed China for the largest death toll. It's not looking like letting up either. To everyone on the European continent stay safe. That is surpringsly considering that China has almost double the amount of cases. Iran is also has a horrendous ratio of Confirmed Cases to Death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco 3,008 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I'm sure it's been posted, but I have become obsessed with watching Bing's Covid map. https://www.bing.com/covid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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