Life Re-evaluation - What Is / Isn't Important?

[Villan57]

I did a five year toolmaking apprenticeship at IMI, and after that only four years in the trade before packing it all in.
The vast majority of my time after that was spent in the insurance industry where I was home based. I cannot imagine any other way of earning a living that involves going in to one place, although its the norm for most.
My daughter is in sales and has now been put as home based and her sales figures have improved, so much so that the boss is considering the option of home based in future.
If companies in some industries trusted their staff a bit more home working oportunities are there for a lot more people than currently do it.

My daughter doesn't work as such now as she has the 3 little ones but her first real job after uni was as a fundraiser for a charity, There were only about 8 or 10 of them but they had an office in Great Charles Street, now how much that must have cost lord knows but it was surely money that could have been saved by working from home and perhaps having a meet up once a week in a Pub or something. Their boss travelled from Nottingham by train every day all paid for from charity funds (but that's for another thread)

The money, time and cost to the environment that could be saved is there for all to see. There must be millions like this especially in big cities

 

[sirdennis]

Had a Whatsapp video call with 5 mates last night. We have known each other for 42 years and we all played cricket together as well as socialising together. Great to catch up for a couple of hours and to me those friendships are the things that are important especially as we get older and more so in these times.

 

[The Fear]

If companies in some industries trusted their staff a bit more home working oportunities are there for a lot more people than currently do it.

I think that could change now, Paypal have all their staff working from home and according to Newsnight, are now looking to close a good few offices down.

And maybe, just maybe, mankind will wake up to the environmental disaster we are going through (reminder, they say 4.5m people a YEAR are dying from the poor air quality, far more than any pandemic) and allow people to work from home more, to give the air a chance to be clearer.

 

[Holte139]

Yes, think that is overthinking. If you want to date (what an old fashioned phrase that seems now) then get yourself out there (obviously not now LOL). They say when you know, you know, when it comes to the right person. You can't force it. Just enjoy yourself and remember, a good few people feel awkward with all this, especially first dates and what not. You're not alone.

That makes so much sense that I feel stupid now!

 

[The Fear]

That makes so much sense that I feel stupid now!

How dare you accuse me of making sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[kefkat]

That makes so much sense that I feel stupid now!

There was an ad on tv the other night for dating via Zoom or some platform.

Online dating and meeting through has got more and more popular over the years.

When Mr KK and I married in 2007 the registrar said alot of the couples tieing the knot met online.

I met Mr K.K in 2002 through what was known as the mobile internet then.

It was just on a chat forum. It wasnt a dating site. He is the best thing that happened to me and mine