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Working from home, good/bad?

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Gralin said:
WFH for a lot of jobs tends to lead to increased productivity due to less disruptions and reduced travel time
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It works out this way for me but would appear the opposite for people with kids.

My work has been a lot less messy too, lowlife campaigners that usually cherry pick the work can't do that now when cases are allocated out by management instead of sitting in a pool and picked up directly by the individual.

The bad thing for me is that I can't monitor how much work we actually have from home so your are just sitting there waiting for the virtual tap on the shoulder.
 
I'm finding it way easier to focus for extended periods, we do a one-hour team catchup daily but apart from that I'm largely left to my own devices except for when some dumb campaigner sends me a question via skype chat.

Some people are built for WFH, I am one of 'em.
 
My work from home assessment checklist had me buy a couple of things I should have already had, like a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit.

I find myself often taking less of a lunch break than I do at work, more because I'm so busy. The pivot has me spending more time on e-ssential tasks and even less on some of the slow burners in my court.

There's the pressure to remain productive. Maybe more personal pressure, as there's the understanding that things have changed but it's difficult to set aside the notion that I should be no different at all.
And, the same from within the house. I'm happy to help out, but there's only ever a closed door between someone who is looking after our toddler while I'm at home sitting at a computer with so many other things to do instead of work.
 

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Anyone else had their employer indicate they want to gradually reintroduce people returning to the office? Makes no sense imo where they equally indicate that they’ve had no concern with productivity levels.
 
RAPPA said:
Anyone else had their employer indicate they want to gradually reintroduce people returning to the office? Makes no sense imo where they equally indicate that they’ve had no concern with productivity levels.
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Yeah our work told us to get back to normal as of monday and everyone said gagf. If we cant have gatherings of more than 10 why can our floor have 50. Productivity hasnt diminished so shouldn't be a rush, especially when things like sport, dining in etc arent deemed 'safe' yet
 
My work struggles for office space so they are keen for people to stay home and work as they don't want people sitting on top of each other if there is a second wave. They are only calling the people back in that can't work properly at home. I got the option of staying home until a vaccine is found. Did LOL at that but hey if I get another 2-3 months before they change their mind, awesome.
 
My work has said there is no return date. People need permission to go in currently everyone is work at home until further notice.

Unless we have to go see a customer then it's go see the customer if you feel safe.
 
Friends work at the ATO . With social distancing they worked out it would take them 12 hours to get everyone to there floors , about 3 people per lift ride .
So its work from home for them for the immediate future

With the two kids at home also I just can't get quality work done .
 
thejockey said:
Friends work at the ATO . With social distancing they worked out it would take them 12 hours to get everyone to there floors , about 3 people per lift ride .
So its work from home for them for the immediate future

With the two kids at home also I just can't get quality work done .
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Yeah at my work there is probably 7 lifts for 16 floors for one part of the building and 8 for the other 16

Two small lifts for the car park too. You can understand why they don't want people going back to the office and want staggered hours
 
I'm in the boat of overestimating how good working from home would be. In theory sounds great but in reality it gets tiresome quite quickly
. 1 laptop screen as opposed to 3
. Not as efficient when needing to contact someone who would usually be in office
. Keep going to the fridge lol
. That satisfied feeling when coming home from a large day is gone because you're always there
 
Stratton_Gun said:
I'm in the boat of overestimating how good working from home would be. In theory sounds great but in reality it gets tiresome quite quickly
. 1 laptop screen as opposed to 3
. Not as efficient when needing to contact someone who would usually be in office
. Keep going to the fridge lol
. That satisfied feeling when coming home from a large day is gone because you're always there
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You get over those things quickly. Ihave three screens at home (work paid for number two and docking station and i paid for a third one).
i reckon i am more efficient.
The fridge requires discipline tho. Agree on that
Also go for walk around the block as soon as you log off to recreate that walking in the house feeling
 

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Billy ray said:
You get over those things quickly. Ihave three screens at home (work paid for number two and docking station and i paid for a third one).
i reckon i am more efficient.
The fridge requires discipline tho. Agree on that
Also go for walk around the block as soon as you log off to recreate that walking in the house feeling
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I've been wfh for about 3 months now. Hated it first 2 weeks
No social interactions (live by myself), always 'at work' in your lounge etc but now life is getting back to normal weekends are packed and training is back on mid-week. As you're used to it it's infinitely better IMO

No commute saves 100ish mins a day for me + $60 a fortnight on bus
Freedom during the day to exercise rather than only available after work, do groceries etc

Food definitely takes discipline so I limit what I have on hand
Routine too. Need to make sure you get up as if going to work, very easy to sleep in
 
I’ve enjoyed WFH other than investing significantly more hours into work given the office is a room away. Saving on driving to and from the city has been a huge upside though finding a routine has been difficult in terms of switching from work and taking breaks.

Work was resistive to WFH but they have generally seen the benefits. The boss however is a rich, white male in his 70s who believes that because he has looked forward to going back to the office it means everyone needs to eventually return etc. Old man has no clue.
 
I’d certainly be open to WFH on a part time basis, maybe 3 days a week and the other days at the office. There are some things that I simply struggle to get done at home and need the office for. You do miss the social interactions but I’d feel a couple of days a week in the office would solve that.

My company has been great in terms of only making us bill 5.5 hours a day and leaving the other 2 to ‘unproductive’ time. I’d think I’d be able to fit in a full days work if that is what they required from us though.

It really just makes life a hell of a lot easier being home during the week, whether it’s going to a midday appointment, exercising, starting dinner at 5 rather than 6, taking the dog for a lunchtime walk etc.

Our work was typically very paper based so it was a very big adjustment going electronic but I think I’ve handled in a lot better than most in the office. I have a feeling that when this is all over that things will largely go back to normal in terms of our work processes.
 
I never want to go back. My mental health has never, ever been better in my adult life. I get a fair bit of anxiety, and being able to be in the comfort of my own home has helped a great deal.
 
MrsEddieBetts said:
My work is gonna ditch the CBD office and have all support department people work from home permanently. They're also gonna set up small offices/boardrooms at three of their sites around Melbourne so if we need to have a face to face meeting/do a printing run etc there's a convenient location for it. I like it.
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That's incredible. Well done to them for pivoting so fast. I hope my work does the same. We are going at about 102% efficiency on our deliverables, but I'm sure they'll find a reason to drag us back to the offices.
 

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Engimal v3 said:
That's incredible. Well done to them for pivoting so fast. I hope my work does the same. We are going at about 102% efficiency on our deliverables, but I'm sure they'll find a reason to drag us back to the offices.
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I’m lucky. They’ve always been very flexible, for everyone, not just parents. Eg one woman worked from home for 2 months while her dog recovered from knee surgery, one man had one day off each week to study a degree in a different field etc. I was hoping they’d do something along these lines but having the small decentralised offices is even better than what I was thinking.
 
I'm surprised so many workplaces have adapted. Mine is generally pretty good for most things but have pretty much said no to working from home more than what is legally required. In some positions I can understand it but for others, it's not needed. Especially when in the last 6 months the office has changed to a half an hour drive away which would inconvienence quite a few (myself included)
 
i enjoy it, we have had to stagger back now and i miss it

i might sound a grinch, but i dont go to work to be friends, i can still talk to colleagues online, get less interruptions, no one watching what i do, home when the kids finish school, work in my trackkies, comfy set up, control the ac

not sure what the down side is , im missing it, will still do it sometimes,

though i visit clients a lot so that part keeps me out and about a bit
 

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