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Sorry to hear this Andy. Facebook is a total pain in the bum. Support is non-existant.

I had a spell where I lost access for 3 months, just couldn't log-in. FB help were next to useless and I had to trawl through forums tying to find the answer which I eventually stumbled on, and it turned out to be a simple case of having to do a force log out of all devices which fixed the problem, a known issue.

Why FB couldn't have just told me that is beyond me!

Then there have been recent reports of business pages disappearing or getting banned because they had tripped over a policy or a product was deemed to be unacceptable. 

My most recent issue has been with FB reviews. We had 1,300+ which all disappeared overnight. Then it showed as 2, which is frustrating as Google picks this up and shows it in its search results. Then as if by magic, they are all back again 

Then don't start me on Google, we were temp banned from PPC, for no reason, then allowed back on with no explanation, then last month were penalised and suspended from Adsense, with no reason, but given the usual guidelines, don't click your own adverts, don't buy fake traffic etc. I mean really?? We've used PPC and Adsense since it started, and used to have proper human account managers. But now it's all "AI" driven with no explanation given when the Google God penalises you. Then as if by magic, the restriction was lifted and we are still none the wiser 

A very wise person said on another forum, "Never build your business on rented ground", which is excellent advice, but is sometimes unavoidable when you see how dominant these big players are

Hi Mike

Appreciate it's been a while and you haven't had a response, so wonder if you came to a conclusion?

For my uninformed 5p worth, it's down to the confidence of your skillset and ability. If it's time to leave, then go, otherwise procrastination will take over and you will find every reason not to go. It's a healthy job climate, roles are now more flexible meaning a potential increase in location possibilities. 90 days notice isn't that unusual for senior roles and companies are used to waiting. Start actively looking and approach companies, and be straight about your notice period, you'll be fine.

A counter-argument is to put in your notice as there is nothing like a bit of pressure that focus's the mind and you will find a new role. But that's easy to say, and can be challenging when you have financial commitments and family resting on your shoulders. Hope it all works out and let us know 

Hiring an employee either remotely or locally makes little difference other than the logistics of communication. Employment law is in the process of playing catchup when it comes to things such as pay and conditions, ie can remote workers be paid less, as they have lower costs, ie no travel. But it's down to a businesses employment contracts and there are plenty of ways to onboard remote staff and build trust in the same way as you would for physical employees.

If you are in the HR field and are struggling with this concept, I suggest you get some training asap as hybrid and remote working are the future, not a short term blip.

Please don't any more link dumping, otherwise it's the boot.

I've been asleep for 12 months, did I miss anything?

All courtesy of Faceache

This is why I love Quora...

Question - Did Russia shoot down the British warship HMS Defender?

Should have just stuck to my optimism and ignore the pessimism!

We'll know in about 40 minutes, but I'm feeling unusually optimistic.

Must have fallen under the Southgate charm and charisma 

No doubt we'll be thrashed 2-0 by ze germans and normal service will be resumed...

Absolutely, Boris Johnson is the second coming and he has commanded that Covid be gone.

And by the eight month of our lord, 2021, so it shall be.

Hail Bozo, Hail Bozo... 

Short answer, no 

Fascinating, I hadn't actually heard this story until I saw your post. One side effect from Covid, I got bored of the doom, gloom and negativity, so rarely watch the news!

I think to start and run a business, particularly if you are aiming for a high growth business, then you are going to need buckets of confidence and optimism. You can also read that as arrogant, cocky or ego if it's overdone.

A lot of people, particularly startups like to talk up success, tell the world how fantastic they are and how well they are doing, regardless of the truth. Most of us have been guilty of that to some extent, I know I have.

But I think it's easy to build a friendly culture with whatever values you hold dear with a small company and handful of employees. I think it's more of a challenge the larger a business gets. Companies are microcosms of general society and will have all the same traits, from political beliefs, racism, stance on the environment, plodders, go getters, bullies, nice people. The bigger the company, the bigger the divisions, the harder it is to manage a standard one size fits all culture and ethos.

Culture is supposed to come top-down, but if you only recruit an echo chamber of like-minded believers aligned to your thinking, then you can argue that could stifle creativity, miss out on meaningful critique, debate and improvement.

The gold standard of large company culture is Google, but back in 2018 they have had mass walkouts due to sexual misconduct and harassment, so even the golden boys and gals seem to struggle.

The BBC used to pride itself on its values and culture, but that's been shot down in flames quite a few times, including very recently.

John Lewis has often been held up as a beacon, as it's employee-owned, which generates a flatter management structure, but they have been having trading problems with employees missing out on bonuses, so is that the best way to run a business?

Maybe culture and ethos is impossible to maintain once you get to a tipping point of number of employees, and business strategy is really the only way to run a large organisation. React and fulfil customer demand, rather than worry about culture and ethos.

If your customers are worried about the environment or health, then you need to be, so sell them electric cars and avocados. If they want fun and carefree, sell them v6 petrol engines, alcohol and cigarettes.

At least that's my more cynical assessment