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I always work from home but usually only a couple of days a week. You do get used to it but it feels strange at first.

Try and go for a walk on lunch if you have a lunch. Just round the block. and don’t work in the room you are going to be spending the evening in.

Also stick something on in the background if you don’t do much work on the phone. Tv show or the radio or something. Makes up for not having people to chat to

EDIT - Forgot to say, make sure you still take breaks and your lunch. Lock your laptop etc and go make a brew and have a sit for 10/15 mins away from the work. And as I said on lunch go for a walk and make yourself some lunch. Try not to eat sat at your work, it’s tempting to do that but I feel it concentrates you more if you come away from it

 

Still at home 5 days a week. Talk now of going back in one day a week or fortnight but it is optional. Can’t argue really with how work has been throughout this.

the zero travel is the best thing.

 

You can claim £6 per week tax relief for home working. Look on HMRC website

 

I'm in the same boat. Apparently we are a "key business ".... load of feckin codswallop.

 

the government need to grow a pair and produce a list of what is allowed to stay open and what isn’t. If whatever you do isn’t on it you either close or a quick appeal process as they are bound to miss something

 

Yes my biscuit tin is taking one hell of a beating.

 

Been working at the office throughout. My wife is still working from home, and no indication of when she will be returning to the office, not that she is bothered, she is loving working from home

 

Came back to the office last week, 90% of the staff I would say are back in here now. I'd love to see some split working weeks... 3 days in the office and 2 from home. Never going to happen but it would be nice!

 

I posted a month or so ago that there was talk of us returning for one day every 2 weeks to keep people socialising , but that’s been knocked on the head now and we’ve been told to not expect to be back before March next year. Winner for me. I feel loads better. Less tired for one

 

That's too knowledgeable and numbery for me
I claimed £6 per tax relief, and got it.

 

An extra 1.20 in your take home pay. 6 onto your tax code does not equal 6 pound in your take home pay. It just means you can earn an extra 6 quid without it being taxed

 

No but for the expense I'm saving in commuting I'm not really interested in claiming anything.

 

Started last week, not sure when it will end not been given a time frame. Biggest issue I have is our director who I do most my work with and for us over 70 now, and he’s got family who have had cancer so he won’t be back for the 12 weeks at least.

From a selfish point of view it has left me with little to do and very bored, and the view out of the office at work is fantastic. Strange how you can miss things like that about work but it just helps with the mood. I’d say all negative so far. But it’s understandable.
Wouldn’t surprise me if I’m furloughed sooner rather than later.

 

I think a lot of people are shocked at how much harder it is. More distractions, more chance to just eat all day. Plus if kids are at home it is even worse. You wouldn’t take the kids into the office and expect to get all your work done so it is strange that people think they can do at home.