Remote Work: Version 2.0

Some fresh ideas on working at home. That's my Medium.com article today: https://medium.com/@mnemko/the-wisdom-project-4af09ec768f0

Getting to Continue to Work Remotely

Many people have come to prefer working at home to having to brave the commute for the privilege of sitting in a cube farm where you can’t even hear yourself think.

But now, employers are often summoning employees back to the office. If you’d rather work from home, my Psychology Today article today might help.

Remotely Happy: Upsides of the Zoom-centric worklife

Of course, many people, especially extroverts, would rather go into the office. It’s easier to get questions answered and to say hi to and take breaks with coworkers. Plus, some people like getting out of their home, which can be noisier and more stressful than the office. Some young people have told me that they feel more grown-up getting dressed up and going into a nice office.

But even if the pandemic subsides, many people will continue to work remotely at least part of the time. So it might be comforting to recount the Zoom-centric worklife’s advantages. I do so in my Psychology Today article today.

Making Remote Work Work

Whether you call in telecommuting or remote work, it would seem to be a slam-dunk idea. Workers avoid painful commutes, can work in their comfies, and there’s no fire-breathing boss looking over their should to be sure they didn’t dare email their honey or check the March Madness bracket. 

Employers benefit by needing less office space, they can recruit to find the best workers even if far-flung rather than just locally. And employers can attract and retain better employees who are in-demand enough to avoid jobs requiring an ever longer, stressful commute, after which employees arrive at work half-exhausted before they even start work.

Yet most employers still demand butts in the office. Why and what can be done to make remote work for employers and employees. I offer suggestions in my PsychologyToday.com article today.