As someone who has worked from home for many years now, the coronavirus has not impacted my workday one way or the other. However, many are surprised to discover the many possibilities and the ease with which they can, in fact, work from home. Obviously staying at home with more than usual time on one's hands means that some are missing office, others are taking up new hobbies and of course, posting on Twitter with hashtags like #WorkFromHome and #WorkingFromHomeLife.
Aren't getting much work done.
Are missing office.
Those hated co-workers? Maybe that wasn’t hate after all.
They are not quite what people are used to.
With a difference.
An unnerving and demanding new boss, apparently.
Who can work with that face staring and demanding attention!
For a lot of people, spending more time with family is the positive fallout of the #WorkFromHome movement.
…Are happier than others. Cats are somewhat less pleased to have their status quo disturbed; their personal space invaded.
And ways to circumvent them.
Some men working from home seem to have discovered new joys.
Are getting to appreciate what stay-at-home moms deal with every day.
With school cancelled, the kids are at home; and they can quickly become bored and peevish.
This is the way grandma used to make potato chips!
Some are acting upon some other weird ideas as well.
One of the best side effects of #WorkingFromHomeLife is that people are finding the time and new ways to engage and bond with family.
….Work from home seems to have a different meaning altogether.
They live in a place where they can step out and enjoy this.
They have to battle this.
Some are so used to their commute that they do this, supposedly.
Some are fitting some cardio into the work day.
Perhaps the coronavirus is going to be life-altering in a lot of ways. We are already discovering that pollution is down significantly all over the world thanks to more humans being indoors. Perhaps nature is teaching us – rather forcefully – better ways to live, work and be, by virtue of the coronavirus?
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