Unanimity has not been part of the routine of Brazilians even during the World Cup. Among the readers of Sheetfootball divides opinions and it is possible to find from the most engaged to those who repudiate the world cup.
Bruno Pavan, 42, is one of those who prefer to ignore the games. “Football is backward for Brazil and the Brazilian people”, says the university professor from Ilha Solteira (SP).
It is also possible to find those who will not attend the championship due to protest. This is the case of accountant Ligia Vitoria, 50, who lives in Rio de Janeiro. She says that she used to take time off on the days of Brazil’s games, but that this year she chose to ignore the World Cup because she doesn’t agree with the choice of Qatar as the host country.
Since 2012, when FIFA announced the Middle Eastern country as the host of the 2022 World Cup, allegations of corruption and allegations of human rights violations —mainly against women, the LGBTQIA+ population and immigrants— have taken over the news.
“A country that does not respect human rights and that does not give a damn about global warming should not be ‘rewarded’ by hosting a world-wide important event”, says Ligia.
On the other hand, those most enthusiastic about the sport even scheduled themselves in advance to watch the World Cup. “I scheduled my vacation for December 5th so I could catch most of the playoff games,” said Anderson de Paiva Mattos, 20, a back office assistant from Bauru, in the interior of São Paulo.
It is not an easy task to reconcile work and an affinity for football. Match day for the Brazilian national team is not a public holiday, but many employers tend to be more flexible on that date — they release employees earlier or create a moment of fraternization during departure time.
This is the case for some of the readers. Sophia Ruiz Paggioro, 24, accountant from Três Lagoas (MT) will leave work half an hour earlier and data scientist Ygor Silva Santos, 24, said he will watch while he works.
For those who are going to watch games at the company, it is necessary to respect corporate etiquette —experts recommend that celebrations are not exaggerated and warn that using disrespectful gestures or offenses can have a bad impact on the employee’s image or even lead to dismissal for just cause .
Similar precautions must be taken by those who work at home offices. These professionals must follow the same rules as those who are in person at the company, but the regime allows for greater au.
“I work in a home office, which allows me to combine work with games” says data scientist from Porto Alegre, Lucas Pierre Domingos Fernandes, 31.
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