Work from home: Covid19 Diary

Working from home is as good as working from the office for me now with a lot of calls and online interactions with the HR team, managers and employees. It is easy in offices when you see people around. You just drop in and speak with people; but you need extra efforts to connect and engage with the people when you are working from home. It is good, productive and saves a lot of travel time, but we human beings need social interaction which is missing nowadays. However, this is an opportunity to understand the perspective of your family members. You realized that they are doing more than you by supporting you in such a crucial period.

I have few learning while working from home:

Follow professionalism & discipline: While working from home, you need to be more disciplined and have professionalism so that you get the right results.

Effective use of time: Travel time saved, can be used for helping your spouse, playing with kids or pursuing your hobby, simple exercise,

Effective use of time: Travel time saved, can be used for helping your spouse, playing with kids or pursuing your hobby, simple exercise,

Leave your comfort zone: You have to take out time cautiously to connect with the team, other employees who are your friends at work. Keep connecting without any reasons. During this crucial period, we need moral support from each other.

Exercise: You may get bored and stressful, so take out some time to relax, stretch and spend time with your families,

Keep negative vibes away: Be in present, don’t be judgmental, don’t watch too much negative news, WhatsApp messages, observe your own and others’ feelings and try to be calm.

Be safe: Most importantly, stay at home and be safe.

We also need to understand that it is not possible for everybody to work from home and to be productive because of certain reasons. Jobs are different; and they need to be on the shop-floor and working in teams. I think all must be waiting to normalise this situation and looking forward to meeting each other face to face. That’s the way human beings are. Let’s hope for better and take care of yourself and your family members.