< PreviousAnd finally The world of Frazer Here’s Frazer’s monthly collection of the weird and wonderful ‘news’ that came his way over the last few weeks! Mistaken marketing Sometimes marketing campaigns don’t hit quite how you plan. Dettol recently learned this with its new ad expressing the joys of returning to the office. Unfortunately, it appears office staff do not agree. The ad reads: “Hearing an alarm. Putting on a tie. Carrying a handbag. Receptionists. Caffeine- filled air. Taking a lift. Seeing your second family. Watercooler conversations. Proper bants. The boss’s jokes. Plastic plants. Office gossip. Those weird carpets. Face-to-face meetings. Not having to make lunch. CCing. BCCing. Accidentally replying-all. Hearing buzzwords. Leaving early for a cheeky afternoon in the sun. Disinfect surfaces we use throughout the day, so we can do it all again tomorrow.” The ad has been called cringeworthy, out of touch, and faced rigorous mockery online. Think about it - when you consider the best things about office working, is it carrying a handbag or the thoroughly exciting act of CCing, which can also oddly enough be done remotely? Against intentions, the ad has reminded people why they would prefer to stay at home. One Twitter user parodied: “Choose working from home. Choose emailing in your pants. Choose being just as productive but gaining back your commute time. Choose coffee at £5 a bag not £5 a cup. Choose not having to hear ‘doing anything nice at the weekend’.” One thing is for certain, the critical nature of the English public should not be underestimated. Obsessed with office noise The pandemic has seen many of us work from home. While some have naturally embraced the change, news sent by an old associate to Frazer shows just how much others have been missing the natural rhythms of the office - turning to artificial office noise to get through the period! Audio engineers have detailed how they are receiving numerous peculiar requests to create background sounds that replicate the office: keyboard taps, telephone rings, fax machine hums, distant conversation. What could be, under normal circumstances, considered distracting or annoying has become a mainstay in playlists. Hyper specific noises have even come to the fore for your listening pleasure, with for example ‘Early Morning, Desk Neighbour Eating Breakfast’ on Spotify. We know that a good night’s sleep increases productivity, but have you ever wondered if your sleeping position affects working output? No? Well, that doesn’t matter as Frazer has been made privy to new research conducted to determine whether sleeping pose can impact your salary and work rate for the better. The study reveals that high- income and low-income earners favour different positions. 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