Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home

It seems to be men in their 60s who hate working from home the most. Working from home has given so many women (and men) opportunities that they might not have had re managing childcare and commutes.

Well, if you didn't know to shun Farage by now... I hope it deters people from voting for this wankmuffin.

Is it really necessary to be so offensive?

us 'old dinosaurs' (charming) are not about to 'die soon'

NF is 61, I'm 56. Hrs a twat, not a dinosaur about to die.

He’s probably too busy wanking over flags and holly valance to read

I think it’s mainly the former that is driving him to say this, with the appeal to certain elders being a bonus.

It’s not the same.

I work in architecture. You can do it remote. But design studio offers many things which you just can’t get virtually.

I have said it many different ways now so not sure there’s anymore point in going over it. But I do think it’s really important.

Not only the social, experience, wisdom, support, all of those things. I think it’s so important for safety and workers rights too.

You know you think of grenfell. I don’t know if they were in office or not, but let’s say those reports that showed it wasn’t up to spec were a conversation in an office rather than in a private email. Someone overheard. Whistle blowers aren’t usually whistle blowing their own failures.

There are a lot of office workers on MN, in the real world this wouldn't be any consequence for a lot of people who have to go out to work anyway or are retired and they may get a better service from some of the public services.

Exactly. And considering the state of the NHS where lots of people are waiting for appointments and surgeries there are people who are working from home due to dealing with various untreated or even undiagnosed issues.

Also, the irony is, in the medieval age that Farage fantasises about, everyone "worked from home".. Another aspect of British history the Kremlin don't teach;

Lowest common denominator populist policies work fine when you’re still a protest vote 3 years out from an election but eventually 2028 will roll around and they’ll need to have an actual manifesto.

Child benefit caps to get two pence off beer, scrapping WFH, and giving up on net-zero is all well and good when you don’t have to do any work and just talk but eventually they’ll need actual policies and the wheels will fall off if they haven’t already by then because you can trick DM readers into believing anything but you can’t trick the markets.

You haven't called a call centre in years? A) how would you know B) check you privilege.

But I can tell you it’s going to look like absolute shit!

Plus ca change ...

He will lose a LOT of support if he pushes on with this.

But he could be our Prime Minister in 3 years, so this stuff does worry me.

He's either being lobbied by commercial property companies to make their office buildings more valuable, or he's just appealing to the older generation who will see it as 'In my day...'

Either way, he's completely out of touch and thankfully most voters won't agree.

Right but my point is that’s what we were told by our professional bodies.

Nigel Farage just needs to be ignored, hes buddy buddy with a prolific pedophile aka Donald Trump.

If it's a global company I'm guessing the younger members of your team may earn a better than usual wage and be able to afford their own multi-room flats, so that they don't have to sleep and work in the same room. It's fair enough in those circumstances that they are happy with some wfh. My friend who lives in a 5-bed houseshare in London zone 4 comes into her office every day Monday-Friday. Her boss commented on it, and she had to point out that between lack of space and noise from housemates she pretty much cannot work from home. Fwiw she actually has a really good (in the sense of prestigious and interesting) job with a large employer, but she works in the arts, doesn't have family money, and that's what she can afford in London. I think @JacknDiane is right to point out that WFH works much better for some people than others.

have to be honest & say that I am, BROADLY in favour of people not working from home. I think it is good to actually meet your colleagues, socialising/making friends & for those in their first jobs, learning how to do the job! In my twenties I would've hated wfh & been very lonely. All that said, we shouldn't through the baby out with the bath water & wfh allows a lot of parents (yes, mainly mothers!) to work flexibly etc etc.

I can't imagine Farage has come up with this on his own - is it something that Trump or Putin have suggested first?? He is only interested in the oxygen of publicity & god help us all if anyone thinks for even a moment that he has given this real consideration & isn't just saying the first thing that comes into his attention seeking brain

I think hybrid is a good mix. If I ran an office I would do atleast 2 core days and an additional office day of your choice.

I don’t think most wealth of experience is imparted from direct questions. Most people don’t even know what question to ask.

I am trying to think of some examples but they are shit..

• Jo you are really good at diplomacy, have you considered x job
• Tim seen you are doing this - here’s a shortcut
• Long rambling story about when xyz happened - rare industry shitstorm
• My friend works in xyz, they get 2 weeks at Christmas off
• This just popped in my inbox - random discussion about training, event, industry news
• My boiler is broken - oh you should try Phil
• Someone buying a first home and being bullied into taking an arranged mortgage with estate agents - no you don’t need to do that Timmy!
• Someone’s parent has died and everyone can see they are still struggling

Btw I am not saying we should ban WFH - but I think to ignore the value of workplace is completely deluded

I don’t think this is going to be a vote winner for him. Particularly not with young people, working parents, or the majority of office workers.

What the fuck does it have to do with that loathsome, self serving cockroach of man where people choose to work from??? Each person and company has different individual working needs that work best for them and the business, you can't just chuck a 'one size suits all' approach at every worker in the UK, it doesn't work like that. I work from home, as a free lancer, I don't need to go to an office, it's just me anyway. Farrage is a vile little penile wart for whom I have zero respect and never will - it melts my brain that there are actually people who look at this guy and hear the words that are coming out of his mouth and think 'yeah, I'll vote for him'. My DH has met him and can confirm he is a total cockwomble of the highest order. I'd sooner have that cow from the news who can scratch it's own arse with a broom handle in charge of our country, at least it knows the difference between it's mouth and it's arsehole.

I think the massive effect of a global pandemic on employment in 2020 was more likely to be the reason :)

I’m wondering where Farage thinks the government will put everyone. They run Kent County Council now, the same council that have sold off most of their head offices.

Wait, is he proposing they buy back those buildings at an inflated price from their property cronies?

I think a broad range of people don't understand it. I'm 67 and was a teacher, so it wouldn't have worked for me!

But my brother has worked mostly from home for about 20 years now. He's in a senior role in telecoms and has been headhunted several times by firms which want his particular mix of skills, knowledge and contacts - he worked for a while for a Dublin-based firm, despite being resident in Yorkshire. His wife works for a University in administration and has been WFH since covid, now hybrid 3/2.

My brother is occasionally called to meetings in London, but it's less than once a month. For London-based companies, it means they can recruit further afield and get people who are not living in the city, which is unaffordable for many.