{"id":135866,"date":"2023-04-12T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/early-finish-fridays-werent-universally-popular-in-the-1970s-office-brief-letters\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T00:29:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T17:29:28","slug":"early-finish-fridays-werent-universally-popular-in-the-1970s-office-brief-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/early-finish-fridays-werent-universally-popular-in-the-1970s-office-brief-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Early-finish Fridays weren\u2019t universally popular in the 1970s office | Brief letters"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWorkplace trends | Child sexual abuse in Walsall | Noisy cars | Estate agent\u2019s flight of fancy | The Year of the Four EmperorsIn the 70s, my workplace brought in Friday closing at 3.30pm (UK firms try to lure Gen Z workers with \u2018early finish Fridays\u2019, 6 April). Most office staff welcomed it, but the warehousemen huddled in a local pub: they feared that if they got home early, they\u2019d have to go to the supermarket with their wives. One person complained that it was difficult to get back from lunch in time to go home.Gillian GossPershore, Worcestershire\u2022 Has Suella Braverman or Rishi Sunak made any observation about the ethnicity of the gang of Walsall offenders, who all appear to be white, judging by the photo you published (Twenty-one convicted in West Midlands child sexual abuse inquiry, 5 April)?Sanjay BatraLondon Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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