Re:Remote Work Report
by alohaandmahalo on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:20AM
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You aren't alone. It's easy to conflate "remote" with what's happening right now, but it's not the same. Crisis-induced work-from-home while doubling as a homeschool teacher is not the same as properly organized remote work.
Less to do with home and more to do with everything outside of work impacting work.
More here: https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/1252040170783641600?s=...
Re:Remote Work Report
by carleverett on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:07PM
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Well said! Early into COVID I thought it'd bring a surge in remote work because we'd see how much work really can be done from anywhere.
But COVID-remote work has been way different. I've been a full remote worker for 3 years usually working out of coffee shops, and I'm much less productive now because a) I have to work from home, and b) it's generally harder to stay focused during a global pandemic. And I'm not even a parent.
I do hope those who are working remote for the first time don't associate remote work with a bad work life now.
There is a lot of talk about remote work and COVID-19 and for me remote work in the age of COVID-19 ... it has been terrible. Mostly because I have kids, and my wife and I are both trying to work remote, and attend to the kids schooling ... it's a terrible combination for getting anything done on a 'regular' schedule.
I suspect people's remote work during COVID-19 experiences are pretty wide ranging.