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Work Tribes

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  • Monday, 21 December, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    Work Tribes: The Finale

    As Christmas approaches, the Thrust staffers gather to bid a virtual farewell to the office

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘What greater tribute to the planet than turning office ecosystems into an actual ecosystem?’

    Change is coming for the tenants of the Thrust, London’s tallest-looking skyscraper

  • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘I told my kids to take down the TikTok of me shouting while on mute’

    Change is afoot in the Thrust building as some of the tenants plan to abandon ship

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Office furniture has been waiting for an opportunity to pivot to cosiness’

    Listen in on the Thrust office tenants as they consider the future of the workplace

  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘So — do you love the rebrand? The look on your faces tells me all I need to know!’

    Listen in on the Zoom conversations of the Thrust staff as they continue to work from home

  • Monday, 12 October, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘A few slackers want to lie face down in the biscuit tin but we’ve sent them treadmill desks’

    Listen in on the Thrust staff as they try to maintain a fitness regime while returning to the office

  • Monday, 28 September, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Re my blog on returning to work: the title GBBO (Get Back or Bugger Off) was a joke’

    Listen in on the conversations of the Thrust office tenants as they endure remote working

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘If I allow a breach, even in a specific and limited way, it will be anarchy’

    Listen in on the conversations of the Thrust office tenants as they endure remote working

  • Friday, 28 August, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Feel free to personalise your face masks — I want your creativity to run wild’

    Listen in on the Thrust office workers as some of them prepare to return to the iconic skyscraper

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  • Monday, 17 August, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘The future of work is hybrid, or what we’re now calling hy-Toil™’

    Listen in on the conversations of the Thrust office workers as they endure a summer at home

  • Monday, 3 August, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘We’re sharing childcare: I’ve colour-coded each parent according to risk profile’

    Listen in on the conversations of the office workers as they endure the long summer break

  • Monday, 20 July, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Welcome to the flatus hiatus: take a few minutes to feel at one with your insides’

    Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper

  • Sunday, 5 July, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘I can’t do much about the camera angle, but I will trim my nose-hair’

    Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper

  • Sunday, 5 July, 2020
    Feature
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era

    The office workers you love to hate are moving into The Thrust, an iconic new skyscraper

  • Sunday, 21 June, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘This week I will be lip-syncing Jay Powell’s predictions on the US economy, yay!’

    Listen in on the conversations of the workers who populate the Thrust skyscraper

  • Monday, 8 June, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Like all of you, I’ve certainly had my hands full in lockdown’

    Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as some of them return to Thrust

  • Monday, 25 May, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘We went straight to furlough for most staff. We’re calling them the zomb-ployees’

    Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  • Friday, 8 May, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘I have sourced 1m gallons of Dettol for daily rinsing of the building’

    Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  • Friday, 24 April, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘None of you went into business for touchy-feely stuff!’

    Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  • Monday, 13 April, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘For videocalls, keep make-up natural: taupe not tarty’

    Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  • Friday, 27 March, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘I’d like to propose a drinks party — via videoconference’

    Follow the lives of the Thrust office workers as they learn to live under lockdown

  • Friday, 13 March, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘When you travel as much as I do, you build up immunity’

    Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as they settle into the Thrust, their new premises

  • Monday, 2 March, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Try a battery-chicken-chunk, hand-steeped in chlorine’

    Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as they settle into The Thrust, their new premises

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    ‘Welcome, friends! I’m Pippa, Thrust’s Vibe-master!’

    Follow the lives of the office workers you love to hate as they settle into The Thrust, their new premises

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    Work Tribes 2020: A New Era
    Work Tribes 2020: Welcome to Thrust

    The first episode in a fortnightly story about the office workers you love to hate

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