TRYING to nip any talk of a 4-day working week from employees in the bud after news of government support for a pilot scheme, the boss at Hartigan Business Solutions has confirmed he would rather see his elderly parents make their way through the Kama Sutra than submit to such a thing. “I’m onto these… Read more »
HOMEOWNERS desperate for paint jobs, attic conversions and various other ‘few little bits’ jobs done around the house are parting with eye-watering amounts of money on the black market, according to a new report that suggests that a tradesman with the ability to tile could fetch as much as 1.4 million to do a downstairs… Read more »
“AMID the chaos of the Coronavirus pandemic, there is life. There is growth” our guide tells us, as he leads us deeper and deeper into what was once the accounts wing of an office that served some long-forgotten task. “Over here we see a succulent plant, which pre-pandemic would have doubtlessly been killed by, let… Read more »
SICK of smug work colleagues coming back from undesignated smoke breaks and getting away with it all the time while you sit there adhering to the break rules like a big dope? WWN is on hand on with this handy guide on taking up smoking, or at least, pretending you do. If you are going… Read more »
EMPLOYEES at a Waterford accountancy firm have been sending each other WhatsApps on the sly during an all-staff Zoom call with their boss Fintan Armstrong, to see if he’s actually being serious when he talks emotionally about how ‘the whole team can’t wait to get back in the building’. “Is he for fucking real?” asked… Read more »
ACKNOWLEDGING the new Code of Practice introduced today by the government regarding employees’ right to switch off from work outside of office hours, local boss Eamon Cannity confirmed to his employees he has the right to disconnect them from their fucking jobs if they even start with that ‘right to disconnect’ bullshit. “It’s not an… Read more »
NEWS that the 400m, 200,000 tonne cargo ship known as the ‘Ever Given’ has managed to wrestle itself free of its entanglement on the banks of the Suez Canal after a week-long catastrophe that caused billions of dollars worth of delays and untold environmental damage should be enough motivation for even the most had-it-up-to-here people… Read more »
“DON’T dress for the lockdown you’re in, dress for the lockdown you’d like to be in” said Waterford woman Sheila McTavert this morning, changing out of her ‘nighttime’ pajamas and into her ‘daytime’ pajamas. McTavert, 32, opted for a fresh pair of PJs this morning having spent the majority of last week working from home… Read more »
WHETHER working from home or in an office, workers up and down the country are currently at record low productivity levels due to the anticipation of snow falling, WWN can reveal. Depending on which media outlet you read Ireland is to experience ‘some snow’ or ‘terrifying snow lashings that will see your loved ones explode… Read more »
DECEMBER 18th has been confirmed as the date for a Waterford company’s Christmas party, with many employees expecting the Zoom-call shindig to be the absolute low point of the year, even when you take the Coronavirus pandemic into account. Currently scheduled to take place from ‘8pm until whenever!!!!??’ by whatever dose sent the invite, staff… Read more »