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Re: The BIG WFH Office pictures!
IsidoraKatanic its so neat and I love the layout and smooth lines. It feels like a workspace that would inspire me. It's interesting the impact of the colour and material of your space. Like the wood. My desk is dark and I love the brightness of your space.24KViews1like1CommentRe: Remote working and what it takes
Simon Binder can totally relate. A 3 year old can be hard to reason with and not understand work time and play. When my kids were a bit younger, I trialled having a nanny at home instead of 2 kids in childcare as it was a better financial choice. It only lasted 3 months! I couldn't duck out to meetings and then home and straight to my desk. If the kids new I was home they wanted me. There were times I was on a call and I could tell the nanny was dealing with a tantrum outside the study door because my daughter wanted me and she was trying to give me work space. That balance of work time and family certainly can be difficult if there are children at home. I only work when the kids are in childcare/ school, and switch off from work mode from the moment I pick them up. But my job isn't reactive so it works.6.3KViews3likes2CommentsRe: Remote working and what it takes
ShonaBang we have such similar experiences in our house. We can both wfh in our setup area. If one is on a call, the other usually has music in noise cancelling headphones to help focus. There are times when there is a polite gesture meaning "can you talk a bit quieter"... its funny how the noise cancelling headphones result in it feeling like everyone is yelling! We do both run workshops and formal sessions from home and have for a long time. Similar plan to you - the workshop requires the proper desk setup and tech so that gets priority. The other person often will take their internal less formal calls in another space. I am careful not to run applicances that create noise if he is in that area on a call. It's a balance and requires communication some days - a quick "do you have any formal meetings today"etc. And if one of us is wfh and the other does the school pickup, we also have educated the kids on when not to walk in and chat to mummy/ daddy, along with our desk placement being in a way that if the kids walk in they are not on camera... or if I am on a later evening call and they come in naked after bath which has happened before! We also do alternate days. We coordinate shorter and longer cbd days. If I drop off kids I wfh and zoom to that desk by 9am. He does a city day, and this allows us both to have days with an empty house to have deeper focus and personal space. The important thing with more and more couples potentially both being at home is that they will both need longer term comfort, ie. not a couch or bench for weeks of work. That is ok for an afternoon or a day.6.3KViews3likes0CommentsRe: Remote working and what it takes
Loryan Strant These are true challenges. And with current issues, there may be many couples in corporate roles who can wfh and do occasionally, but suddenly have to share a closer working space for much more time. It is a realistic problem to have to consider and ensure the work space for both people is comfortable, productive and allows them to continue working with minimal disruption.6.4KViews2likes2CommentsRe: The BIG WFH Office pictures!
Simon Binder challenge accepted! Here is my wfh setup. It looks a bit of a weird location - we just turned our dining area into a home office instead of the 3rd bedroom. It was time for our kids to have separate rooms. So we are trialling this new space. I love the open area and windows, but they are impacting video calls. The light is great for mental health and focus. But impacts my screens. Apart from that, some detail about my home setup.37KViews2likes3CommentsRe: Remote working and what it takes
AnnaChu We do have a challenge that if my husband and I both have a wfh day and both have calls, it quickly can irritate each other. While we do have a home office, it was designed to both have a space to be comfortable rather than sit at a dining table on a wfh day. Our desks are in the same room. This space feels small when suddenly one of you is leading a meeting and 1-2m from you! So recently, with the increase in wfh for both of us, we have setup a break out space. A spare desk, or being able to use one of the kids desks for times when we both are on calls. That keeps the marriage nice 🙂 Otherwise I rely heavily on music and noise cancelling headphones to keep his voice out of my head when I am doing heavy focused work time. It is key to have boundaries with family and also with work. So often while I am making dinner or in family time he will say "I just have to go write something down" or reply to something. His boundaries are more fluid than mine and I see work slip into family and he is in and out of the home office. I am stronger and drawing a line and ending my work thoughts once the kids are home. It is key to have balance.6.4KViews4likes7CommentsRe: Food for WFH - how to think, prepare and make it
Simon Binder I really like that wfh I can control the quality of the food I consume. Such as the amount of sugar and butter. I love eating out, and when I do city days about 2-3 days a week (usually!) its like a treat day. I will head out for Thai, Vietnamese or other amazing cultural options in the city. But you don't know the hidden cholesterol or fat/ sugar in purchased food. So when wfh its nice to go back to basics. I love a simple eggs on toast or home salad. One tip from me is be careful not to reach for carbs because you are sitting so much. I find when I wfh I do less walking. I will jump in the car with kids for school drop off then straight to the desk. I love that I can get more hours done with no commute, but have to make myself find time to get in the steps that are so easy to clock up when commuting and around the city.2.3KViews1like1CommentRe: Welcome to the Enable Remote Work community
darrellaas I totally agree. Great to share and read stories. I think many can update their wfh setup and thoughts around what is needed to make them have a better experience and keep not only productive but also connected in to the organisation.22KViews3likes0Comments
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