With many of us now working from home offices, the gratification of in-person social engagement with fellow work colleagues has slowly disappeared. Remember the good ‘ol days of bantering around the water-cooler with co-workers? We've traded travel hours for reclusiveness. It's time to step back and re-engage with real people rather than with Zoom or Teams avatars. Introducing "Knock-off Fridays" for those who not only miss the personal interaction with like-minded professionals, but who could also use a gradual coast-down from their hectic work week.

Give yourself a break by knocking-off early on Friday afternoons and head over to the club to join others in the same "boat". Get out of that basement office to chat about biz (or not!) and slowly unwind in preparation for a relaxing weekend. The espresso machine will be on and the bar will be open.

Knock-off Fridays  - 3:30 until 5:00 pm every week at SMSC.