Finance Mole: what’s up with my desk - standing room only

A delivery of some high-tech, adjustable standing desks leaves Finance Mole in a state of confusion as the finance team lose their conventional office surroundings in a drastic office makeover, while HMRC's Lin Homer is rewarded and resigns, and Crickhowell tries to emulate MNC tax policy with the Fair Tax Town push

I need a standing desk, don’t I?

‘Steve has ordered a standing desk. Do you want one?’

The Facilities Manager was touring the office with a clipboard looking officious. Even though you might think that looking officious with a clipboard is facilities management 101, she excelled.

Realistically I wanted to know whether she was for or against the standing desks before I committed.

I had been coveting a laminator to add the finishing touch to my budget on a handout that I had been planning to distribute after the company budget presentation to the foot soldiers. The Facilities Manager was going to determine whether the laminator purchase would be go or no go. I wanted to please her.

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