"I have worked for the FCA. The work ethic there is appalling"
So, people at the FCA [UK Financial Conduct Authority] are complaining about returning to the office. I've worked for the FCA and I'm afraid that I have no sympathy at all.
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During my career I have never worked anywhere where people are as work-shy and wasteful as they are at the FCA. The behaviour there is appalling. There is absolutely no accountability and people spend much of their time trying to get away with the least amount of work possible.
This means that jobs that should have taken six months can be strung out for two years or more. People choose to work at the FCA for an easy life and working from home has only made this worse. I had colleagues who would logon for an hour or two in the morning before doing for the rest of the day. People would leave calls to play sports or collect their children from school. The work ethic is awful.
This is why FCA staff absolutely need to be back in the office. Management are 100% right to ask them to go back in more often. They're not even asking for them to return every day, but only for 50% of the time and only from September. The complaints are laughable.
I have no sympathy with my former colleagues whatsoever. Initially I felt sorry that their bonuses have been removed. However, they effectively had a pay rise when they worked from home by saving money on season tickets. If they're struggling now it's because they overspent! Very few of them even work eight hours a day!
Nicole Lee is a pseudonym
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