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Electric, gas, water all up. Coffee up a lot as I have just bought beans.
When I asked about whether we would get a wfh allowance for extra costs, I was told I was saving money by not coming into the office. This is despite an apparently green transport policy which susidises bus/train and encourages cycling. What was worse was the person who told me knows full well I cycle in all weathers, all year round !
Energy is a good point - so far, we haven't needed the heating on. Presumably the office, unless it's been closed down, will still also have the heat running, plus a million civil servants' homes using more energy on week days than previously.
we're getting through more ground coffee, dishwasher is on twice as much, slightly more shopping, to do 3 meals a day instead of two.
I agree with Billder and Luca : I don't get the govt's obsession with coffee shops and fisheries - not exactly economic power houses. It's time to start re- inhabiting our town/ city centres.
Pre-lockdown I was spending £3000 per year on a season ticket for the train, so working from home is a bonus from that point of view.
You can also get a small amount of tax relief for working from home - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52982988
On the employer side of things, our London employees are moving to a smaller office soon with the intention that most of them will continue to work from home 2 or 3 days per week. I expect my office will also move when the lease is up. They're probably saving a small fortune on biscuits too.
My suits hang on the rail forlornly, and I wonder if they'll ever get regular wear again.
That's the thing - everyone is saving money and time here.
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