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<blockquote data-quote="Tannith" data-source="post: 2304553" data-attributes="member: 422465"><p>I strongly suspect that Boris' instruction for civil servants to return to work when they could just as effectively work from home has more to do with the franchises the Govt gives to private companies to run the canteens in Govt buildings than with private businesses in city centres.When we moved to a new building our kitchenettes had one small sink and a small domestic fridge for 90 people per office. It was impossible for us all to get our individual cartons of milk into it so we had to run a milk club buying large containers between us to make our own coffee. Otherwise there were coffee bars (might have been Costa or one of the other biggies) in the corridors selling coffee at £2.50. As well as a canteen for cooked food.The place looked like an airport.We also had an informal "tuck shop" where a lady would buy a batch of chocolate bars from the shop and re sell them at shop prices at no profit. The bars were kept in a Roses tin inside a govt issue metal cupboard. We were told to stop because this allegedly"encouraged mice" There were of course no mice. But the franchise holder had noticed that they weren't selling the chocolate bars from their vending machines at double the shop price.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tannith, post: 2304553, member: 422465"] I strongly suspect that Boris' instruction for civil servants to return to work when they could just as effectively work from home has more to do with the franchises the Govt gives to private companies to run the canteens in Govt buildings than with private businesses in city centres.When we moved to a new building our kitchenettes had one small sink and a small domestic fridge for 90 people per office. It was impossible for us all to get our individual cartons of milk into it so we had to run a milk club buying large containers between us to make our own coffee. Otherwise there were coffee bars (might have been Costa or one of the other biggies) in the corridors selling coffee at £2.50. As well as a canteen for cooked food.The place looked like an airport.We also had an informal "tuck shop" where a lady would buy a batch of chocolate bars from the shop and re sell them at shop prices at no profit. The bars were kept in a Roses tin inside a govt issue metal cupboard. We were told to stop because this allegedly"encouraged mice" There were of course no mice. But the franchise holder had noticed that they weren't selling the chocolate bars from their vending machines at double the shop price. [/QUOTE]
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