Back in the office stress

Sara1954

Callistemon
Oh yes, I’m certain of it, I consider it a real danger.

I don't think ours could fall down, unless the catch wasn't on properly holding it up if we climbed up there, which I try to avoid now anyway.

I think I've given the wrong impression of myself here. Oh well

I dont! I got your point!

I would hate to work in an office again. I have done in the past. Glad I work with horses outside at a stables now!

Change jobs.

Knittingnovice

I think I've given the wrong impression of myself here. Oh well

I get your point but it might be worth bearing with it so you don't set yourself on the sidelines if you are newish to the team. My son and DIL are finding it much easier working from home. Her job needs total concentration so no mistakes are made and my son is dyspraxic so the open office plan was so distracting for him. He is a very sociable person but found himself continually being drawn to conversations, being very funny and then being in trouble for distracting the others! For him, it was like being in school all over again!

There’s a lot to be said for working from home a couple days a week…. but my son who is single and lives alone is beginning to worry me. He used to walk 6 miles a day going to and from the office and for 20 months he’s had only himself for company. He’s a quiet , insular sort of man but got on very well with his team/colleagues and enjoy the banter of office life! He’s now quite withdrawn and doesn’t even particularly want to see his many friends. The situation worries me greatly. He’s also put-on a stone in weight !!
He can’t wait to get back to normal…and start being himself again. Unfortunately that maybe won’t happen as his company have massive overheads of ‘the office’ . I think a lot of company’s are ignoring the possibility of mental health breakdowns of people who cannot escape their ‘four walls’. There is two sides to this coin…. And I suspect a large mental health bill to pay in future.

It's called interacting with other human beings , else life becomes maindain and boring.
Try it sometime...you may enjoy.

I worked in offices 65 years ago and I hated it. I left to do training as a nurse and didn't regret it for a moment.

Knitting Novice Yes you certainly have given a bad impression I cannot understand why you would expect people to phone you if you havent got to know them.

It’s like I said, you don’t have to be best friends, you don’t even have to have much in common, just go with the flow, and before you know it, you may find yourself discussing how you dry your washing.

Easily done Knittingnovice, ignore the adverse comments and don't let it put you off Gransnet, some interesting discussions on here. Informative if only to try to understand a different point of view.
Hope work improves.

Sounds quite normal to me everyone chats about what going on in their lives it's just socializing

Before I retired I joined in with the general office chit chat but there were 2 ladies whose voices both grated dreadfully on my ears (I do wear aids). I really cannot explain what it was as the tone of their voices were totally different, one being louder than the other. Lovely ladies both of them but I found myself avoiding them and their chats as listening to them made me feel quite unsettled the way the tone/timbre (I'm not sure what it was tbh) grated on my ears.
It can be very difficult in social or work situations in spite of what actually gets talked about.

So agree and that’s why I am hanging up
My laptop at the end of the year ?

Sara1954

It’s like I said, you don’t have to be best friends, you don’t even have to have much in common, just go with the flow, and before you know it, you may find yourself discussing how you dry your washing.

Or even how often you sterilise your dishcloth.
Just like Gransnet really ?

Knittingnovice
I live a humdrum boooring life so you can rant to me .

Knittingnovice
No offence was not suggesting you were boring. .

Nothing wrong with a bit of friendly chat between workers but I know some people don’t enjoy being part of it. I think any busy workplace has always had this type of social interaction.

You may not like the company but for some it will be a blessed relief to have some company again. It's been a very lonely time for many.

A lot of it is attention seeking, some people try to make themselves and their lives and families, look like they are living the dream, when in reality they live pretty mundane lives. You know who these people are, we've all met them and worked with them in all walks of life. Don't let them get you down

What more can one expect from a population which has either not bothered to learn the English Language or been poorly taught the language or as usual put themselves first.
I have in mind a simple example.
Me and my mum went to town.
If this little sentence is broken down into individual parts it would read as " My mum went to town, and me went to town.

Who of you would think that this is correct or not?

Do not bother to answer as most will not comprehend anyway. Grouse finished.

How pleasant.

I don't mind folk talking about themselves.

lightallan

What more can one expect from a population which has either not bothered to learn the English Language or been poorly taught the language or as usual put themselves first.
I have in mind a simple example.
Me and my mum went to town.
If this little sentence is broken down into individual parts it would read as " My mum went to town, and me went to town.

Who of you would think that this is correct or not?

Do not bother to answer as most will not comprehend anyway. Grouse finished.

Someone’s got the ache. Cheer up, it might never happen ?

Saggi

There’s a lot to be said for working from home a couple days a week…. but my son who is single and lives alone is beginning to worry me. He used to walk 6 miles a day going to and from the office and for 20 months he’s had only himself for company. He’s a quiet , insular sort of man but got on very well with his team/colleagues and enjoy the banter of office life! He’s now quite withdrawn and doesn’t even particularly want to see his many friends. The situation worries me greatly. He’s also put-on a stone in weight !!
He can’t wait to get back to normal…and start being himself again. Unfortunately that maybe won’t happen as his company have massive overheads of ‘the office’ . I think a lot of company’s are ignoring the possibility of mental health breakdowns of people who cannot escape their ‘four walls’. There is two sides to this coin…. And I suspect a large mental health bill to pay in future.

He needs to be encouraged to get out and about somewhere out of working hours if his company is going to insist he still works from home. He needs to join a gym or a walking group for fresh air and exercise, the gym is probably best for his age but the walking groups are not all oldies he would need to look for one that is mixed ages. He could also join other groups like bookclubs or social clubs. You cant really blame the companies for peoples lack of exercise or their lack of social interaction. Bare in mind that it could be the only way they can stay in business, to reduce their "building" overheads.