Who is working from home or not working due to the pandemic?
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greenmonster
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We just got an email an hour ago that those employees who are not front facing with members ( I’m at a credit union) can work from home until April 30th. That means me. Looking forward to it actually.
I freelance. Welcome to my werld, n00bs!
Seriously, there's a lot of good sides to working from home, but there's some downsides that creep up on you if you don't notice. Your work/life balance and separation can erode quickly, and that's not healthy.
- Get up, shower, and get dressed still like you're going to the office. Keep your schedule (you probably need to because you need to coordinate with other employees)
- Have a dedicated space in your home where you will do your work, and do it there. If possible, don't use it for anything else. That way you can start your work day in that space like you were going to work, and when the day is done you can walk away from it until tomorrow
- Ergonomics matter. Have a good workspace that's comfortable to work in. Laptops are great for portability but it's no fun to be hunched over that screen for 8+ hours 5+ days a week is a nightmare for your body.
- You don't have a commute anymore, and that saves so much time! Yay! Use it to go outside and take walks around your neighborhood. You're going to feel like a hermit, fast. Go outside and get some dang sunshine and a bit of exercise.
- Make the best of the situation! You don't have to listen to your questionable music library in headphones anymore! Get up and dance while waiting for code to compile or videos to render. Make the best of it! But also keep up with slack or whatever your team is using to connect while you're all working disconnected.
Seriously, there's a lot of good sides to working from home, but there's some downsides that creep up on you if you don't notice. Your work/life balance and separation can erode quickly, and that's not healthy.
- Get up, shower, and get dressed still like you're going to the office. Keep your schedule (you probably need to because you need to coordinate with other employees)
- Have a dedicated space in your home where you will do your work, and do it there. If possible, don't use it for anything else. That way you can start your work day in that space like you were going to work, and when the day is done you can walk away from it until tomorrow
- Ergonomics matter. Have a good workspace that's comfortable to work in. Laptops are great for portability but it's no fun to be hunched over that screen for 8+ hours 5+ days a week is a nightmare for your body.
- You don't have a commute anymore, and that saves so much time! Yay! Use it to go outside and take walks around your neighborhood. You're going to feel like a hermit, fast. Go outside and get some dang sunshine and a bit of exercise.
- Make the best of the situation! You don't have to listen to your questionable music library in headphones anymore! Get up and dance while waiting for code to compile or videos to render. Make the best of it! But also keep up with slack or whatever your team is using to connect while you're all working disconnected.
Killroy1999
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I office issued a work from home order yesterday. All customer meetings or remote unless there is a special case.
R3DS!X
Whatever that means
One of my jobs is in health care which means i still gotta work the other ids doing door dash which sent out an email that offered financial compensation to those infected that dash.
funny bit is i also got an email for customers saying they are giving dashers hand sanitizer and information, Which they most definitely aren't
funny bit is i also got an email for customers saying they are giving dashers hand sanitizer and information, Which they most definitely aren't
greenmonster
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Above is all excellent advice, especially the part about getting out of the house a couple of times a day to take a walk around the block. And when it’s quitting time, turn off the computer for the rest of the day/night. Don’t start checking emails later on or whatever or you’ll quickly feel that there is no separation between work life and home life. Plus, if you’re constantly online folks will get used to you being there all the time and more work will come your way making it even harder to pull away and have a life.
:laughing
I can't work from home. I'm basically on the front lines of this thing. If I get sent home it will be because of quarantine.
ScarySpikes
tastes like burning
At my office, probably 90% of the work could be done from home. We are in Snohomish county, near the border with King county, in Washington State which is a hot zone for the virus.
Our current policies are basically: If you feel sick, stay home. If you are part of the high risk population (mostly, people over 60), discuss with management about working from home. Otherwise, basically it's business as usual.
Maybe that will change now that this is being called a national emergency,
Our current policies are basically: If you feel sick, stay home. If you are part of the high risk population (mostly, people over 60), discuss with management about working from home. Otherwise, basically it's business as usual.
Maybe that will change now that this is being called a national emergency,
Kurosaki
Akai Suisei - 赤い彗星
arty
Agent Orange
The b0y ninja
Construction Inspector for the City. Not WFH.