What’s your work doing with regards to the football?

[Greenleavesinthesun]

Just heard on the radio some work places are closing early on Sunday to let their employees get ready for the game, some are opening later to let their employees recover.

what’s your work doing?

Mines doing nothing and made it clear anyone not coming in will be in big trouble, I feel short changed, like everyone is celebrating this event and not us!

TBF it slows down a lot every weekend already, most of my family work for the NHS and we always say don't get sick at the weekend!

Total misery guts.

Isn't there just. Some people aren't happy unless they are ruining, or trying to, things for everyone else.

All these people who think work etc should start late on Monday - are you all normally tucked up in bed by 9 on a Sunday night?
I am not a fun sponge, I will enjoy the match and hope England do well but I cannot understand why it means people can't start work as usual on Monday and expecting people to be too hung over to do so is to me why we have such an issue with alcohol in this country.

"All these people who think work etc should start late on Monday - are you all normally tucked up in bed by 9 on a Sunday night?"

No but I'm not normally at a mates party at the other side of town with the kids until 11pm. You're being obtuse.

Obviously a few beers and football go hand in hand and yes, this country has a drinking problem but that's not why workplaces are giving some leeway. It's because as a nation it's exciting, it's different, and it's coming home is "a thing".

They're just showing that they aren't fun sponges. You're certainly sounding like one on these threads @Hoppinggreen as much as you keep claiming that you're not.

Office worker here, anyone not on the phones is allowed to start 2hrs later than usual on Monday (still gotta make the 2hrs up at some point that week) and most teams allowed up to 50% of staff on annual leave on Monday (usually somewhere between 15% to 25% allowed depending on the team, exc. Xmas which is higher).

Why is everyone so grumpy?? It is a great event, I will be in work at 9 on Monday because I work in healthcare but I’m looking forward to a few drinks and a bit of Prosecco if we win 😊

As a Scotland I'm insanely jealous. I can guarantee if we reached the final the country would come to a standstill for a week! It's the most followed sport in the country and will have the biggest TV audience of the year.

In these hard times let the people who want to enjoy the football make the most of it, god knows there's not much positivity at the moment and something like this brings the majority of people together.

If by fun sponge you mean not get so drunk I can't work next morning then yes I am.
I hope everyone has a great evening but its possible to do it while not getting pissed, thats the thing I have an issue with.

Do people really think that if England win tomorrow night that everyone will just go 'Right, jolly good, right turn down the lights Shirley it's 10pm and time for bed' or do you think the party might continue on for quite a while after the final whistle?

It's not 'just a football match' for sooooo many people. It's more than that and I love seeing those little boys and girls getting excited to see their idols potentially win something, and excited that they're getting to stay up late and enjoy the party. I love seeing the celebrations at fan city's, young & old people at last having something to celebrate and if they get pissed and hung over so what?

I don't celebrate New Year's Eve, we're in bed for 10pm but I don't go about proclaiming how I can't possibly understand why others feel differently and should be back at work on the 1st of January.

It's a cause of celebration in a country that's been rather depressing for a lot of people and if you can't 'understand' why that causes excitement and a party atmosphere then yes, you're a fun sponge.

The only bit I don't "understand" is the assumption/expectation that no celebration is possible without being so drunk you can't function next morning.
IMO being that drunk impairs not enhances the enjoyment of a celebration.
Maybe I am sounding a bit miserable but I hate the idea that any event has to involve a LOT of drinking or its no fun

It doesn't 'have' to involve a lot of drink! But for some it might! So what? That goes for weddings, birthday parties, engagements ANY sort of celebration where in many cases people might have too much to drink, the difference is that this is a countrywide celebration hence why schools and businesses, if they can, are making a few changes.

I don't find parties - any parties - fun so I'll be in work on Monday but my husband won't be!

Sigh … some of these posters remind me of my neighbour. She makes a very big deal out of her hatred for football. I think she believes it makes her a better person, more cooth and upmarket. Loves telling everyone that her boys hate football and they have NO INTEREST.

Rugby on the other hand … she loves that. Different class of people clearly 🤦‍♀️

Absolutely nothing, I'm glad to say. The patients will probably watch it. We will get on with looking after them!

And everyone will be at work for 7am Monday morning.

Nothing..work in a nursery so nothing they couldve done anyway.

It's an excuse for a bit of patriosm and wth is wrong with that?
There's so much doom.and gloom around I'm glad some workplaces are making an effort to do something nice for employees

The women reached a World Cup final last year and they never shut everything down.

Patriarchal bullshit.

It honesty never even occurred to me that people might need time off on Monday, as I don’t follow football. I just assumed people would enjoy the match on the Sunday, and be either happy or sad on the Monday.

However, I really don’t want to be a killjoy just because it’s not my hobby, so what would be reasonable for me, as the boss, to put in place? I would say probably 60% of the team will be into the football. Most work can be rescheduled. However I also wouldn’t want to promote the idea that people should be getting so drunk that they can’t function.

Nothing, due in at 7.30am as usual
Customers would go mad if the phone lines weren't open

Sorry I accused you of telling lies!

I do have to say though, that 8pm seems like a late kick-off. And it’ll be 9pm in Germany.

I’m sure these big matches used to be at 3pm or something.

It's akin to supply and demand! Unfortunately, the womens football isn't as popular as the men's is. It's just a fact. More people will watch the men's final tomorrow than the amount who watched the women's final. Pubs will be busier, more fans will travel to Berlin, more will watch it at home. 🤷🏻‍♀️