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I concur with this practice: Civil servants 'driving to office car parks to connect to Wi-Fi before returning home' as bosses have 'no control' over remote working

 I concur with this practice: Civil servants 'driving to office car parks to connect to Wi-Fi before returning home' as bosses have 'no control' over remote working even working at libraries which puts non-uniform civil servant presence in the field. A different take but even admin employees swear an oath to serve. I cherish the flexibility of remote work and when producing it does not matter where the work is being generated from if the device is being used with policy. The question is the security in the back ground; servants, vpn etc. - A.T. Yoda Brooks

 

 

Workers are defying rules requiring them to work from the office at least three days per week, with insiders insisting managers have a lack of control over staff who are "taking advantage" of flexible working.

Some staff, including at HMRC, are alleged to have faked in-person working by connecting to their office Wi-Fi from a nearby car park before returning home to work from there, a Telegraph report has found.

The practice has become so common that managers are aware of it and have even dubbed it "drive-by login".

An anonymous civil servant said staff also show up to work for a few hours before going home.

He said: "It meant you’re down for attending for the day and in theory you’re working in the office," he said.

He added it was common for "a lot of people to be in for a couple of hours and disappear".

Another HMRC official said the work from home took hold after the Covid-19 pandemic which formed a "lot of bad habits".

He added: "You can go years at a time without seeing certain colleagues."

 

 

Source: https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/civil-servants-office-working-from-office-5HjdYmh_2/ 

"Do what you gotta do"

• "A man's got to do what a man's got to do" (famously associated with John Wayne).

"Do what you gotta do" is an idiom signifying that one must take necessary, often difficult or unpleasant, actions to achieve a goal or handle a situation. It implies a sense of obligation, resignation, or determination, frequently used to justify tough choices. Synonyms include "needs must," "take care of business," or "do what is necessary". [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Key Aspects and Usage Examples

• Accepting Necessity: It is often used when dealing with unpleasant tasks that are unavoidable, such as in the example: "It's not my dream job, but it pays the bills. A man's got to do what a man's got to do".
• Reassurance/Resignation: It can be used to reassure oneself or others that a difficult decision was unavoidable, as described by a user on HiNative, for instance: "I had to let him go. I mean, you gotta do what you gotta do, right?".
• Overcoming Challenges: It emphasizes fulfilling obligations despite fear, danger, or discomfort.
• Contextual Sarcasm: In some contexts, it can be used sardonically to mean "do whatever you want" when someone is ignoring advice, notes Quora user. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Common Variations

• "A man's got to do what a man's got to do" (famously associated with John Wayne).
• "You've gotta do what you've gotta do".
• "Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do". [1, 2, 3]

This phrase essentially serves as a pragmatic, sometimes fatalistic, justification for action. [1, 2]"

See my Facebook post on May 1, 2026 where i sopke on the phrase.

A.I. Gemini