Working From Home in Today's World.
With working from home our new way of earning a living, we have had to adjust to the way we shop in supermarkets and our kid’s new teacher is the parent. Many would prefer to even shop for groceries online but where are the slots home delivery? Wedding photographers now taking pictures of their neighbourhood, DJs throwing parties from roofs their homes, care workers living away from home, this is not us. After our physiological needs (food, water) and safety needs (security, safety) are met, the next need we push for is the psychological needs. Our need to socialize is why some people just can’t stay home during this lockdown, defying the government directions to stay home. But a lot of us are adjusting well this new way.Are Things Going To Go Back To The Old Ways?
It may be too early to start to talk about tomorrow. As of
today, over 200,000 people worldwide has died and it is estimated that over
400,000 may be closer to the real figure. We do not know the true figure of
deaths in China. I mean the most populated country in the world with more than
one billion people and deaths of just over 20,000 people. Think about, this is
where the COVID 19 originated for and where they prepared for it? Think about
the number of cases that would occur before the lockdown. I leave that to you to think
about the cover-up in china.
Experts have said we will have to live with the virus and it
may never go away just like we have the flu. The key to having our old lives
back to vaccine development. If we are still a year away from the global
distribution of the vaccine, how do we stay away from the virus by living our
lives? The answer is following the measures in place – wash your hands with
soap for at least 20seconds, stay at least 2 meters away from the next person
in public spaces, and we soon here of measures to wear face masks in public.
Across the world, companies have tried to set up their
employees to be able to work remotely, those roles that can be done from home.
Those jobs which can be done from home are now been done remotely from the
business office and employees have had adjusted to having family members around
them whilst working. We have also seen employees making those requests to work
from home.
Working from Home Could be The New Way
Many employees now working from home this could just be the
next type of job description. Before the pandemic, many job roles have been
done remotely. In the IT industry, for example, a company could have its
employees spread across the world and all working together through management
software. This could now be a regular thing in other industries that can
operate remotely. Why would it work? Most employees who said they would swap
working remotely to working in a business premise said they can take a pay-cut
to work from home. If an employee accepts a pay-cut or a prospective employee
is willing to accept about 20% lower than they would normally accept if working
in the business premise, that would translate to a lower overhead cost, a
reduced overhead should increase profit all things being equal.
Most importantly, many businesses would have invested some funds into setting up employees to work remotely. IT costs in human resources, software procurement / upgrades and equipment might enough reasons to stick to the arrangement.
Most importantly, many businesses would have invested some funds into setting up employees to work remotely. IT costs in human resources, software procurement / upgrades and equipment might enough reasons to stick to the arrangement.
Many firms are downsizing and finding new ways to do business without losing customers' confidence. In recent news, bank TSB plans to close down a third of there branches which will affect 900 jobs. We have seen many customer advisors working from home. Many office premises no longer needed and this will affect the manpower needed.
Even the automobile industry is taken a turn as more local garages are registering themselves as offering mobile service on UKMD.
Even the automobile industry is taken a turn as more local garages are registering themselves as offering mobile service on UKMD.
Another reason that could make this work is that it makes
the job(s) attractive to current or prospective employees. Many will be looking
at jobs they could work from home even after the pandemic is over and why
wouldn’t they? You have been spoilt being around your family and the kids might
be driving you nuts, you will take that above the hustling and bustling of the
city transport.
Working from Home, the Unhealthy Lifestyle
Last night I sat on my armchair for over 5 hours munching on
different snacks as I write my articles. A lot of the
public who have kids and partners living with them don’t go to the gym. We are
used to getting our daily exercise from running up and the stairs on the underground/rail
station. Now that we work from home we get bored easily and the fridge has
become our buddy. We may try the YouTube exercise every other day but we need
to adjust the food intake. That also includes me lol…
With many employees opting to work from home, we may end up
with an unhealthy society, and this where we must try to strike a balance. Take a
short break from your laptop, work around the house, eat low carbs and eat
healthily. Some employees may eventually switch back to the old ways but if you
will continue to work from home, you will need to adjust accordingly too.
Are you bored? You should check out our post on TV shows you could unwind with.
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Eating is 80% of being in shape and it's very difficult to out-train a bad diet. When you are working from home there is a lot easier access and less steps to access food from the fridge. It is a great idea to try to have meals prepared where you can. Read:working from home: fitness & food.
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