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How are people who WFH managing their energy bills?

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confusedlots · 14/12/2022 21:39

A few years ago most of us would be out at work all day, no heating on in our homes, no energy being used to heat up lunch etc, sitting in nice warm offices and using their electricity to make cups of tea etc. It seems like madness that in the cost of living crisis, that lots of people are expected to WFH, heating all those individual houses every day in this awfully cold weather, or else just freezing if you can't afford it.

Are people trying to get back into their offices to try to save money on heating their homes during the day? Or to stop them freezing if they can't afford to heat their homes?

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SirMingeALot · 17/12/2022 09:11

lieselotte · 16/12/2022 16:47

Yes I am still WFH but then I've worked from home in some capacity since 2005.

I also don't understand why the roads are so busy (I don't just mean now when everyone is rushing around for Christmas).

The PAs at my employer (a law firm) work from home part of the time. And a friend is a PA and she works for Serco and works from home at least sometimes.

I think it's because although less commuting is happening, it's now more likely to be done in a car than it used to be. What's really reduced is public transport usage.

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