I lived 200 metres from the pub and was a regular Monday evening Paris Green audience member for most of the 80’s. I also popped in on other nights depending on who played. The Whitlams started out there and Sydney Uni, the Tall Shirts and Sandringhamsters were also favourites.
The Shout Brothers
The Libertines at the Gaelic club was one of the best nights of my life.
I was in the CBD yesterday for the first time in years. I was actually quite shocked by how dead it was. I went for a walk at 1pm… there was hardly anyone about around Wynyard at all. I went to the food court I use to go to daily, half the outlets were closed, those that were open had very little food on offer. All in what use to be peak time where you would be lined up at most outlets waiting, could never get a seat. There was about 10 people in the court eating.
Was quite the sad sight to be honest.
I work in the CBD but haven’t been in to the office for 7 or 8 months. The majority of people in my office are the same. Hopefully all of the services businesses in town can survive until the office workers start coming back into town. Very sad indeed
It’ll be very slow. Most people will prefer to work for home. Why would you get onto a hot, disease infested bus to travel for an hour in one direction, when you can just work from home?
I have found the opposite, most people prefer to have the option to work from home but like the camaraderie and personal connection of actually being in an office
This is pretty much this, although I’m liking the current 2 minute commute versus the 1 hour commute to the office.
Although one thing, after coming back to the office after the Delta outbreak the office was way too noisy doe the first day or two as people caught up with each other while I was trying to talk to customers.
Agree - first time I got the team together in the city we did absolutely nothing for two days… just caught up, had coffees etc
which highlighted how much we all missed that connection
I think certain industries will prefer to be in an office with the connections, some (like mine) won’t be as fussed about that as it may not be a core part of the business or operation. My team does like to catch up in person, but most people are quite happy for that to be every few weeks. Mostly, because as stated above, many still don’t want to get on public transport etc…
PT is a nightmare at the moment, more and more people heading back in but the powers that be insisting on keeping the Sunday timetable.
I have a friend at ASIC, the whole IT department is pushing back on working from the office. Another friend works for a massive IT infrastructure firm, can’t remember the name but I always remember that they designed the IT framework for NRMA, 75% of their staff threatened to quit if they were forced to come back into work.
I mean, when businesses reopened in Sydney before Omicron, you still had hardly anyone coming into work.
This lady goes around to random non iconic Sydney places & writes a blog about them. Fascinating reading.
I drove to work last week (non CBD) for the first time since probably June, and traffic was certainly heavier than the period between the initial wave and Delta… but, I would say mostly construction, tradies and haulage on the raods.
Her book was a hit but I’m not a fan of her writing style.
Each to their own, I like it. Some of the articles you can read & feel a sense of desolation & loss.
This.
I started my new job last month and spent a whole day and a half in the office before being told we’re going to be working from home. Which is shitty when you’re new, and you’re learning on the job and having to do everything through online zoom meetings and calling your manager every 5 minutes.
Apparently we could be going back to the office in March.
I too like the camaraderie of working in a place with everyone else. I like the idea of being able to work from home of needed, maybe once or twice a week, but I’ve struggled with it through COVID. I find it hard to stay motivated working from home. Home is home. I enjoy going TO work. I like the ritual and the structure around it. I find it hard to set routines working from home. Pretty much every morning I’m rolling out of bed, onto the computer via the kitchen for a cup of coffee.
I like the 45 minute drive to work, jamming out to music and home again. Working from home is OK once, maybe twice a week or if you’re sick, but long term is a killer.
I guess it is partially I’m just bitter and twisted because I do similar things as a hobby and prefer the style I go with.
None of my team want to come back at anything beyond say a day a week. With how the office will change (going full agile etc) it would make us less productive also.
My office is still working from home.
I expect that we will all be back to office once the ACT relaxes their advice.
A lot of defence people have trouble with not being able to micromanage…