Remote Work Can (and Does) Boost Employee Productivity

Re:Remote Work Can (and Does) Boost Employee Productivity by TLightful on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @01:23PM (#22751198)

I think if the space is relatively well optimised, remote working is fantastic.

I suspect, because of Covid-19, a lot of people have just been thrown into remote-working like they've just been thrown into a swimming pool fully clothed.

Not an ideal first experience, but they'll have time to get used to it.

Can't beat my favourite tunes, control of my time, conversations, no distractions but for my wife. Socialise when I choose to. Remote working ftw.

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Re:Remote Work Can (and Does) Boost Employee Productivity by KZeillmann on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @01:34PM (#22751344)

On my current team, we would all WFH on Thursdays and Fridays as a norm. At the beginning of the month, we were told that we should WFH indefinitely because of COVID-19.

I've got a great office setup and am used to working from home, sometimes for a week or two at a time, depending on circumstances, but WFH during COVID-19 feels like something else entirely.

I don't even have kids to take care of, but some combination of 1) having my wife home during the day, 2) the feeling of being cooped up (even though I get outside time walking my dog in my suburban neighborhood), and 3) the foreboding feeling of existential dread taking a toll on my mental health has cut my productivity in half.

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Re:Remote Work Can (and Does) Boost Employee Productivity by TLightful on Thursday April 02, 2020 @06:23AM (#22757618)

I hear that and agree. I'm all for remote-working but had to make some adjustments also in the current situation.

Being able to close the door when you need to focus really, really helps.

A lot like having an office in the old days. Having a defined working space and being able to shut it off when needed.

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