The Cost Of Living Crisis

[BobyBrno]

7 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

This is how mad its become. Its cheaper for us to run an office on St Martins Lane in Central London (off trafalgar square) than stay home and pay our heating bills.

That makes no sense. Do you not heat the office? Are you getting the office rent free?

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, BobyBrno said:

That makes no sense. Do you not heat the office? Are you getting the office rent free?

Here we go.

OK, it's cheaper to rent an office space than work at home and have the heating on.

There you go.

[BobyBrno]

1 minute ago, Not in Crawley said:

Here we go.

OK, it's cheaper to rent an office space than work at home and have the heating on.

There you go.

Thanks for explaining. It makes no sense.

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, BobyBrno said:

Thanks for explaining. It makes no sense.

I'm glad you know more about my business than I do.

Fancy a job in our accounts?

[Cheese]

6 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

That makes no sense. Do you not heat the office? Are you getting the office rent free?

Have you considered that the Office rent includes heating?

[Not in Crawley]

2 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Have you considered that the Office rent includes heating?

And electrics, and ....ah why bother.

[BobyBrno]

2 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Have you considered that the Office rent includes heating?

Considering the location of the offices I’d say that the cost of rent including heating would be far higher than heating a domestic property. I may be wrong but either way, it doesn’t make sense. Does it?

[Not in Crawley]

11 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Considering the location of the offices I’d say that the cost of rent including heating would be far higher than heating a domestic property. I may be wrong but either way, it doesn’t make sense. Does it?

It really isn't (costs in a business are shared)

But again, please tell me how much my business is spending.

And you think I'm an arrogant little sod.

[Spider]

14 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Considering the location of the offices I’d say that the cost of rent including heating would be far higher than heating a domestic property. I may be wrong but either way, it doesn’t make sense. Does it?

I’m assuming the office has more than one person in.

Basic economies of scale would probably mean it’s cheaper.

But it’s late.

[BobyBrno]

26 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

It really isn't (costs in a business are shared)

But again, please tell me how much my business is spending.

And you think I'm an arrogant little sod.

I’m only guessing of course, but energy costs would be similar to domestic costs. That would be shared. I still don’t understand how the cost of the rent would still make it cheaper. It was a genuine question but again you’ve got a bit touchy.

[Not in Crawley]

9 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

I’m only guessing of course, but energy costs would be similar to domestic costs. That would be shared. I still don’t understand how the cost of the rent would still make it cheaper. It was a genuine question but again you’ve got a bit touchy.

Not touchy at all, and it seems if someone says you are talking guff you like to get a but upset.

Anyway, not that's its any of your business, but since you ask. Three people sharing office costs (at reasonable rates because they are a client) means its still cheaper to pay a flat rate than all the costs of working at home especially heating.

yes you were only guessing, and as usual, you assumed badly.

Edited March 3, 2023 by Not in Crawley

[Zico]

From my own point of view 

It's not like I sit there at home with the heating on all day for the sake of if, and I only sit in one room, but still 

Got a portable heater I whack on for bit here and there when required 

Can't imagine it ever being cheaper to pay rent on, then pay for it travel to, an office space, plus the time it takes to get there when I could be working  

Maybe it was a rhetorical point

[Spider]

2 minutes ago, Zico said:

From my own point of view 

It's not like I sit there at home with the heating on all day for the sake of if, and I only sit in one room, but still 

Got a portable heater I whack on for bit here and there when required 

Can't imagine it ever being cheaper to pay rent on, then pay for it travel to, an office space, plus the time it takes to get there when I could be working  

Maybe it was a rhetorical point

It’s like public transport.

Its probably more expensive to buy a bus and run it than a car, but you can fit more people on a bus and run it all day so it costs less per head.

or summert

both points are probably valid in a way, but that’s never bothered us lot

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, Zico said:

From my own point of view 

It's not like I sit there at home with the heating on all day for the sake of if, and I only sit in one room, but still 

Got a portable heater I whack on for bit here and there when required 

Can't imagine it ever being cheaper to pay rent on, then pay for it travel to, an office space, plus the time it takes to get there when I could be working  

Maybe it was a rhetorical point

It's also cheaper because we dont have to rent meeting space for clients anymore when we are in town.

I'm not a one man business, there are 3 directors plus now 4 freelance and now office working members. 

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, Spider said:

It’s like public transport.

Its probably more expensive to buy a bus and run it than a car, but you can fit more people on a bus and run it all day so it costs less per head.

or summert

both points are probably valid in a way, but that’s never bothered us lot

I can travel anywhere in London for 10 quid all day, everywhere

God love our mayor

[BobyBrno]

10 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Not touchy at all, and it seems if someone says you are talking guff you like to get a but upset.

Anyway, not that's its any of your business, but since you ask. Three people sharing office costs (at reasonable rates because they are a client) means its still cheaper to pay a flat rate than all the costs of working at home especially heating.

yes you were only guessing, and as usual, you assumed badly.

Now you’re  backtracking. You intimated you were renting in one of the most expensive locations in London to prove a point. Now you’re saying you get it cheap. It makes sense now. You could have said that initially. It became my business and everyone else’s, when you posted it on here. 

Edited March 3, 2023 by BobyBrno

[Not in Crawley]

8 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

Now you’re  backtracking. You intimated you were renting in one of the most expensive locations in London to prove a point. Now you’re saying you get it cheap. It makes sense now. You could have said that initially. It became my business and everyone else’s, when you posted it on here. 

No the point still stands that it is cheaper.

Its really not difficult. 

[mickbrown]

I'd still pay more to work at home.

It's ace.

I'm done with the commute and all that shit.

[Not in Crawley]

29 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

I'd still pay more to work at home.

It's ace.

I'm done with the commute and all that shit.

I go into our office 3 days a month.

What will boil BB's noodle is that's still dead cheap in central London. 

Now, he has to work out how I an living.

[BobyBrno]

13 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

I go into our office 3 days a month.

What will boil BB's noodle is that's still dead cheap in central London. 

Now, he has to work out how I an living.

I don’t have to work anything out. You’ve just confirmed your original post was bullshit. You go in 3 days a month yet you claimed it was cheaper than working from home because of energy bills. As I said, it doesn’t make sense. 

[Not in Crawley]

39 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

I don’t have to work anything out. You’ve just confirmed your original post was bullshit. You go in 3 days a month yet you claimed it was cheaper than working from home because of energy bills. As I said, it doesn’t make sense. 

Bless your old cap.

You have no idea about my business or how we work it

It is cheaper for us to run a central london office. If you find that difficult to believe then carry on.

Or just go back to being an retired man, and let the rest of us get on with earning money,

Maude.

Also the arrogance of the the oldest of should make everyone work harder to always prove they were, and always have been, blessed and wrong.

Edited March 4, 2023 by Not in Crawley

[BobyBrno]

5 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Bless your old cap.

You have no idea about my business or how we work it

It is cheaper for us to run a central london office. If you find that difficult to believe then carry on.

Or just go back to being an retired man, and let the rest of us get on with earning money,

Maude.

Also the arrogance of the the oldest of should make everyone work harder to always prove they were, and always have been, blessed and wrong.

😅

Any advice on currency exchange, I’m here to help.  👍

[Not in Crawley]

9 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

😅

Any advice on currency exchange, I’m here to help.  👍

Any advice on the state of love and trust, I'm here for you papa x

[BobyBrno]

13 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Any advice on the state of love and trust, I'm here for you papa x

Got that covered thanks.👍

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, BobyBrno said:

Got that covered thanks.👍

I'm not you have, but good luck x