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08-04-2020, 09:28 AM | #1 | |||
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With so many people working from home, do you think this will go on when the COVID 19 stuff is all over?
I guess it's cheaper for business to not pay for office space etc, so as long as working from home yields equal or greater productivity, why not just keep it up? |
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08-04-2020, 09:40 AM | #2 | |||
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I wont as I worked from home anyway and I hope many will be able to work at least part time from home, it doesn't suit everyone, lots of people moaning who previously moaned that they couldn't work from home
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08-04-2020, 09:43 AM | #3 | ||
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Definitely return to the office, but for places where it's appropriate they will probably introduce it more if it has proven to be more effective during current times.
I couldn't imagine anything worse than working from home though. I like to associate my house with being away from work. |
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08-04-2020, 09:51 AM | #4 | |||
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08-04-2020, 09:58 AM | #5 | ||
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08-04-2020, 10:10 AM | #6 | |||
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Different strokes and all that!
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08-04-2020, 10:19 AM | #7 | |||
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I think some places will go back to normal, maybe it will take longer for other businesses.
Either way ,we all have a long wait for things to go back to "normal" . |
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08-04-2020, 10:41 AM | #8 | |||
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I thought I would love working from home...only did 2 days before I was furloughed but its not for me. I kept finding other things to do and then ended up doing my actual work well into the evening. Can't wait to get back in the office. Miss my friends there and the feeling of going to work and then coming home at the end of the day.
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08-04-2020, 10:45 AM | #9 | |||
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this lockdown will remain in force for a long time. Certain restrictions will be lifted, but working from home will be encouraged for a while. It's also much better for the environment
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08-04-2020, 10:54 AM | #10 | |||
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08-04-2020, 10:56 AM | #11 | |||
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Yes up to 2 years unless they get proper safe , fast testing that tells you in 10mins |
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08-04-2020, 11:06 AM | #12 | |||
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08-04-2020, 11:09 AM | #13 | |||
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I think people thought I was lounging around watching This Morning, and when you tell people you work from home they seem to think they can ring you whenever, no...I'm working and no the fairys don't come in and do the work
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08-04-2020, 11:32 AM | #14 | ||
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SO... take a deep breath, focus like a jedi, and absolutely hammer out an hour+ worth of work in 15 to 20 minutes and then watch telly for 40 . That's my top tip. I've had to give these tips to coworkers (and other friends) currently working from home who normally are 100% office based because they were all becoming utterly miserable. ... I may have downplayed the "time balance" for my own coworkers of course. I said take a 20 min break every hour. Not 20 mins of work every hour |
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08-04-2020, 11:37 AM | #15 | ||
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But anyway to answer the question, I think people will work from home MORE (by choice) and be allowed to do so now that these systems are in place to do so, but no, I don't think it'll be mandatory, because frankly most people just don't like it. Offices will still be there and most people will still be in office, most of the time.
I think there's a chance it'll be more like my current situation for a lot of people though, with a home and office set up. I can go into the office whenever I want to and I do (normally, not right now obviously) try to be there at least once a week so they can see my handsome face. But I can literally decide on the day whether or not to be in office or work from home... Or go home after lunch... Or whatever. More flexibility that I think would work very well for many companies. |
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08-04-2020, 11:41 AM | #16 | ||
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I also think a lot of international business (and even business involving UK-wide travel) is going to go 99% digital because they've HAD to integrate remote conferencing tech now and will keep using it because the cost benefit will be huge. Something that's long overdue in my opinion, as it'll also be good for the ol' carbon footprint. Why drive half an hour from one branch to another for a meeting when you can video conference? Why fly to Japan when you can hop on Skype?
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08-04-2020, 11:49 AM | #17 | |||
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Video conferences were always happening, but I guess more so now.
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08-04-2020, 11:52 AM | #18 | ||
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You'd be AMAZED how many office-based organisations had absolutely no idea how to set up a video conference before this, or only had "one or two people" who knew how to set one up. The first week of everyone working from home was an absolute farce.
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08-04-2020, 12:00 PM | #19 | |||
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I did have another freelance job where I was paid for 15 hours a week but worked about 3, my son worked out I earned about 170.00 a hour on that one alas it is no more I don't know why you are telling me, I have worked from home for 20 years while you have done 6 months, don't try to teach grandma to suck eggs
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08-04-2020, 12:53 PM | #20 | |||
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Is there even that much to know? Off the top of my head I can think of Skype, and group chats on Google Hangouts and Rabbit with private links...
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08-04-2020, 12:55 PM | #21 | ||
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08-04-2020, 01:06 PM | #22 | ||
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The actual hourly rate in academic freelancing is insane though, I should have stuck with it and done a masters |
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