< PreviousHere’s Frazer’s collection of the weird and wonderful ‘news’ that came his way over the last few weeks. And finally The world of Frazer Taking out of office emails to the next level As we sit in the midst of the summer holidays, many will find themselves coming across a raft of out of office messages. Though the classic auto reply may consist of a note saying the individual is away and when they will be back, a new standard has now been set by a brave and creative employee. With an out of office email simply requesting “please refer to the attached video,” the marketing team member has gone viral online for his unique choice, in which the clip initially features a plane with text stating “I’m out of office,” followed by some wonderfully tacky graphics and the employee saying: “If you’re watching this, I’m probably on a plane to Europe right now. Here are some answers to some frequently asked questions. Number one, when will I be back?” From this question he quickly cuts away before cheekily adding: “Two if you’re a recruiter my personal email is… and three, for urgent inquiries send me an email and I’ll look at it when I get back.” The video concludes with delightfully nostalgic commercial music and the text, “We’ll be right back.” While Frazer feels very much inspired by this new take on the out of office message, he is slightly horrified that a 22 MB file has been sent from this employee in response to every email he received while on holiday! An unpunctual generation As Frazer gets older and new generations enter the workplace, it seems more and more people are becoming obsessed with the differences between how Gen Z, Millennials, Baby Boomers etc. act at work. A fresh piece of research to come across the desk continues this trend, highlighting a disparity over tardiness, with Gen Z staff apparently believing that showing up 10 minutes late to the office is equivalent to being on time. The study from online meeting company Meeting Canary indicates that nearly half of those aged 16 to 26 believe being between five and 10 minutes late is as good as being punctual. This tolerance, however, decreases with age. While around 40% of millennials noted that they will forgive colleagues for running 10 minutes late, 70% of baby boomers expressed zero tolerance for lateness. © stock.adobe.com/BullRun © stock.adobe.com/Alta Oosthuizen Tortoise troubles Frazer has heard a multitude of excuses for arriving late to work, or not returning home on time, but a recent incident marks a first! While the chaos of last month’s global IT outage disrupted many people’s commutes, a concurrent event caused more delays for some: the slow movements of Solomon. Solomon the tortoise somehow managed to escape his home and climb on to train tracks, halting journeys after being spotted by a train driver. Having to be removed by engineers to a position of safety, the reptile boarded a train himself before being set down on a platform. Fortunately, Frazer hears Solomon wasn’t charged a penalty fare for not holding a valid ticket. 50 East Midlands Business Link www.eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk © stock.adobe.com/JeromeMauriceEast Midlands Business Link Bricks 2024 A celebration of those helping to create the landscape for the next generation EAST MIDLANDS The prestigious East Midlands Bricks Awards are back for 2024! Shining a light on the region’s property and construction industry, this year’s event will take place on Thursday 3rd October, at the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground. The East Midlands Bricks Awards, organised by East Midlands Business Link Magazine, is an independent awards and publicity programme recognising development projects and people in commercial and public building across the region – from office, industrial and residential schemes, through to community projects such as leisure schemes and schools. Visit www.eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk for more information. BUSINESSwww.chevinhomes.comRelax. Your home is here. Creating quality new homes throughout Derbyshire and the East Midlands LAND WANTED Please Contact: 01332 366873Next >