45 min coffee dates during the work week are the new thing. Any one with positive experiences?

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Omg I'm with you. Unless you're getting coffee and coming back, stay in the office. You need to be around for anything I may need. Up next will be two hour lunches and leaving at 4.... Oh wait, staff already do that 🤗

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If I work 60+ hours a week for 4-6 months out of the year then I am going to expect flexibility the rest of the year as long as I get my shit done and meet my hours. God forbid me take some time to have a life outside this profession.

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EY 1 - are you for real? As an SM, I say go ahead and go on that coffee date! We are all adults and I hope can manage our schedules by now.

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EY 1 sounds unbearable.

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EY1 does not represent the values or the views of the firm.

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Obviously EY1 does not possess the necessary skills to be a leader

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If I wanna have a quickie during my lunch break that's my business lol who knows it might increase productivity

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I would hate to work for EY1. If I ever end up working for someone like EY1, pretty sure I'll quit. @EY1u think our job is an a 9-5 job? If it is I agree with you. But it is not and I certainly can go on a 45 mins break to do things that I think it's more important to me and keep me sane from the 60 hours that I worked before(in additional to my hour lunch break. Oh yeah did I forget to mention that I had lunch while in the audit room for 6 days last week too?If you don't allow me to get my 45 mins coffee break, can I say no when you ask me to work on Saturday or Sunday?

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I would flip a shit If one of my idiot staff were going on a coffee date in the middle of the work date

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I don't have a problem with it. If it's abused and it becomes a 3 hour tequila date, different story.

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EY1 sounds bitter

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Have some flexibility in schedules- no matter what level/tenure- allows people to feel more in control and in turn, invested. Those who abuse it aren't going to be around in the long run anyway.

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I like how a question about a new trend it meeting people turned into an argument about staff management.

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Y'all sound spiteful. But curious to hear responses to SM1

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I'm all for it. If my staff is getting their work done in the appropriate amount of time I don't care when or where it happens. You need 45 minutes for coffee? Fine, but don't abuse it and then not be efficient after.

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Or, your set office hours (non busy season) are 8:30-5:30, because they account for the hour lunch break. Dang dude.

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Deloitte- says a lot about you that you call your staff "idiot staff"! Taking a wild guess and saying you are probably a douchebag!

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What if they have a coffee date during their lunch?

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^I'm glad people like EY1 exist in fishbowl, makes for a fun late-night train reading. working for him/her, on the other hand 🔫

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I don't give a shit what my staff do as long as the work gets done as planned

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