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Purely me being nosy...

177 replies

mooreover · 26/04/2022 11:35

My neighbour, I haven't a clue what she does for work, young glam woman.

I spot her fairly often leaving her house on foot, dressed very glam businesslike with some sort of pass on a lanyard and a laptop bag but then she always walks home again within 45 mins to an hour.

I want to ask her as it baffles me so much. If she works from home, and is just going for a walk, why does she bring her laptop? If she's going to work, what on Earth does she do for such a short period of time? I want her job Grin

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mooreover · 26/04/2022 11:36

We live rural, think small village with no train station or regular buses!

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UpYourBumHun · 26/04/2022 11:40

Well now I want to know too ! Get out there at the same time and work it into the conversation
Dint let us down @mooreover , we are relying on you Grin

BarbaraofSeville · 26/04/2022 11:41

Maybe she works from home most of the time and just goes to an office which is in walking distance occasionally to print or file something?

Don a disguise and be ready to follow her next time she goes out?

Allmyarseandpeggymartin · 26/04/2022 11:41

I’m invested too - come on op

wildthingsinthenight · 26/04/2022 11:43

Goes for a coffee and works in the coffee shop whole she drinks it?

heliosfountain · 26/04/2022 11:43

You need to follow her!

PLEASE!

wildthingsinthenight · 26/04/2022 11:44

Unless no coffee shops/pubs that sell coffee about?

BarbaraofSeville · 26/04/2022 11:45

Or maybe she's just going out for lunch/coffee and is supposed to stay in contact during core hours? Some people dress properly for work even when WFH and don't sit around in loungewear.

Many work phone systems are on Skype/Teams rather than handheld phones so she needs her laptop?

Lsquiggles · 26/04/2022 11:48

Perhaps she's an estate agent who works from home but goes out to viewings? I do hope it's something more exciting though 😂

fancyfrogs · 26/04/2022 11:51

Another one saying follow her Grin we have to find out now!

WhipperWhirlBat · 26/04/2022 11:59

I am with the follow her brigade.

Get your shoes on, a trench coat, sunglasses and report back asap.

PostladyPat · 26/04/2022 12:03

This is much better than working. I'm invested

caz198917 · 26/04/2022 12:04

She's pretending to her husband she is still employed so leaves the house as normal then returns once he's left? Scandalous

mooreover · 26/04/2022 12:07

She'd set off 15 mins before I posted this which is what made me post and she's just walked back! I want to know! I go to the office for 8 hours and can't be bothered to get ready I'm quite impressed by her dedication for such a short trip!

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SpindleInTheWind · 26/04/2022 12:11

She's got the nuclear codes on her laptop and isn't allowed to leave it unattended in case she gets burgled.

yesitssea · 26/04/2022 12:12

She's a spy. That's it.

TheCanyon · 26/04/2022 12:13

One of our neighbours is always suited, booted and with a lovely leather briefcase. Never ever seen him in a t-shirt or jeans etc in 8 years. He's an alcoholic (somewhat functioning) and puts his 'shopping' in there.

mayaknew · 26/04/2022 12:13

Yeah you need to follow her 🤣

MadameDragon · 26/04/2022 12:14

I used to work on things that needed to be submitted on a secure system. I‘d do the work at home, take my laptop to the office, let everything go through, get the next lot of work, go home and do it.

mayaknew · 26/04/2022 12:18

How many times a day does she do this ? Is it at different times ?

I often think my neighbours must wonder about my job. I'm a nurse but I have a niche job, I come and go from home, sometimes with my uniform on and sometimes in smart/casual with my lanyard on

Maydaysoonenough · 26/04/2022 12:20

Her laptop is solar power and she is giving it a Jolly Good Charge..

Snoopfroggyfrogg · 26/04/2022 12:23

Estate agent?

Would it be possible to get a bus to somewhere an office might be in that time? Maybe she clocks in, foes the morning briefing meeting, shows face and then slopes off home to chill for the rest of the day. Committed skiver.

SpindleInTheWind · 26/04/2022 14:15

She's song writer and goes for lovely inspirational walks singing her new tune ideas into the voice activated software on her laptop.

Goes out with nothing, comes back with Westlife's latest hit, All These Fields Are Beautiful Like My Sickening Love For You. It how Chesney Hawkes works apparently. Absolutely well-known fact.

reeeeeeee · 26/04/2022 21:33

Can't you strike up a conversation with her and ask her?

WorkHardPlayHard1 · 27/04/2022 18:24

Any news?! 👀