--Originally published at Project Evaluation and Management Blog
What used to be an option some people had, now is a privilege many would wish to enjoy. Home office is now the best answer to keep up with work and protect the community from COVID-19 pandemic.
A few months ago, home office was a good option for those who felt were more productive working at home, and one of the main reasons is that you can adapt way easier to fit your work with your personal life. Traveling to work becomes extra time, many small personal life tasks become way easier, but with all those luxuries a new challenge rises, the communication challenge.
Of course for the past few years there has been a debate whether it is an effective choice to home office or a comfy choice that reduces efficiency, but as of a few weeks ago, it is the only choice available for all of those who don’t need to interact physically with work. CBC spark talks about home office, how it is a new challenging experience for many, but just another day to companies like Wildbit, a company that has worked remotely for 20 years.
The first thing you can notice from that podcast is how hard it is for inexperienced workers as they haven’t adapted their needs to be efficient, me personally trying to work in the kitchen table was one of the worst decisions, as people came in and out, distractions were everywhere and the mess it created just slowed me down dramatically. For sure the most important thing is finding out a way to get your own personal space, as if once you sat in your desk you weren’t at home,
