Work Tribes 2020: A New Era

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• ‘Re my blog on returning to work: the title GBBO (Get Back or Bugger Off) was a joke’

  Listen in on the conversations of the Thrust office tenants as they endure remote working

  
• ‘If I allow a breach, even in a specific and limited way, it will be anarchy’

  Listen in on the conversations of the Thrust office tenants as they endure remote working

  
• ‘Feel free to personalise your face masks — I want your creativity to run wild’

  Listen in on the Thrust office workers as some of them prepare to return to the iconic skyscraper

  
• ‘The future of work is hybrid, or what we’re now calling hy-Toil™’

  Listen in on the conversations of the Thrust office workers as they endure a summer at home

  
• ‘We’re sharing childcare: I’ve colour-coded each parent according to risk profile’

  Listen in on the conversations of the office workers as they endure the long summer break

  
• ‘Welcome to the flatus hiatus: take a few minutes to feel at one with your insides’

  Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper

  
• ‘I can’t do much about the camera angle, but I will trim my nose-hair’

  Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper

  
• ‘This week I will be lip-syncing Jay Powell’s predictions on the US economy, yay!’

  Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper

  
• ‘Like all of you, I’ve certainly had my hands full in lockdown’

  Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as some of them return to Thrust

  
• ‘We went straight to furlough for most staff. We’re calling them the zomb-ployees’

  Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  
• ‘I have sourced 1m gallons of Dettol for daily rinsing of the building’

  Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  
• ‘None of you went into business for touchy-feely stuff!’

  Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  
• ‘For videocalls, keep make-up natural: taupe not tarty’

  Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  
• ‘I’d like to propose a drinks party — via videoconference’

  Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  
• ‘When you travel as much as I do, you build up immunity’

  Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as they settle into the Thrust, their new premises

  
• ‘Try a battery-chicken-chunk, hand-steeped in chlorine’

  Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as they settle into The Thrust, their new premises

  
• ‘Welcome, friends! I’m Pippa, Thrust’s Vibe-master!’

  Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as they settle into The Thrust, their new premises

  
• Work Tribes 2020: Welcome to Thrust, a brave new worktopia

  The first episode in a fortnightly story about the office workers you love to hate

  
• Work Tribes: a new beginning

  Get to know the office workers you love to hate as they move to new premises

  
• ‘Let’s figure out how I can be more present and powerful’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  
• ‘Being a mumpreneur has been a wild ride’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  
• “Co-workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your paper chains”

  It’s Christmas party time for some of our favourite office characters

  
• ‘Significant relationships will be noted in our corporate love register’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘I shall simply point you to pumpkin-flavoured, gluten-free cupcakes’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  
• ‘If you dream big, the universe will arrange itself around you’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘The golden age of long-haul has gone West Coast hippy’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  
• ‘I’ll have you know my hands have been all over these dishes’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the modern office

  
• ‘The co-working adventure has had its ups and downs’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate modern offices

  
• ‘Your wellbeing is my utmost priority, so please get in touch if you have any concerns’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘All, I’m detecting a lack of respect for my important new role’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Where’s the Blitz spirit we’ll need for a no-deal Brexit, eh?’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Why not run my family like a business?’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Yes, I’ll be able to work throughout July and August!’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Nothing like corporate hospitality to make you feel you’re in the officer class’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Maybe they are trying to tell me something?! Oh God, I’m being managed out!’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Batten down the hatches as we bake up some batches!’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Amazing how productive you can be when you’re not in the office’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Sorry, I forgot you don’t have kids. Well, don’t leave it too late’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Islington’s grubbiness took my breath away’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘If you crop out my lower torso, the beach image shows my best side’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Fauxmenists? Yes, I am familiar with that term’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Don’t think cash flow. Think profile. Think viral!’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Hold bag? No way. That is what I call a cattle-class error’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Excellent leadership. You really are leading the way in self-care’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘The icing on the cake was shovelling manure at night’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Fantastic to introduce my dog-baby to my colleagues’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• In 2019 selfishness will be my new empathy

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• Secrets of the office party WhatsApp group

  Eavesdrop on colleagues you love to hate at their Christmas bash

  
• The office workers you love to hate

  Here are some of the workplace characters we met in 2018

  
• ‘Carol service at Emma’s school tomorrow. I’ll be working from home’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Why didn’t I leave before? Stockholm syndrome, probably’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘We are one level short of being able to apply deadly force’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘We don’t use the word nanny. It’s so transactional’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘I’ve dialogued with some thoughtfluencers!’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘He is my uncle after all. Have I not mentioned that?’

  A spotter’s guide to the inhabitants of our workplaces

  
• ‘He took three weeks off in August, you know’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘Stabilo Boss: can’t live without ’em!’

  A spotter’s guide to the inhabitants of our workplaces

  
• ‘I love being in the office during the holidays’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate the workplace

  
• ‘I’ll just put the desk-drones’ calls on hold’

  Listen in on the conversations of the characters who populate modern offices

  
• Work Tribes: ‘An app to tell you when baby’s nappy is full? Genius!’

  A spotter’s guide to the inhabitants of modern offices