Consider the plight of Jude, a trainee with a small firm of accountants who is still required to work from home. And at her parent’s home…

Houseproud Mum does not want her daughter spreading laptops and analysis pads on her shiny dining table and so Jude is required to work in her bedroom. In Jude’s case this usually means balancing her laptop on the corner of a dressing table.

Her daily routine is supposed to start at 9am, finish at 5pm, with an hour for lunch, but Jude struggles with meeting these parameters, especially the 9am start.

With no separation between her previously private personal space and work, Jude is starting to lose the plot. No one is calling to help her prep each day and so Jude’s work life balance is blurring, and both are suffering.

Zoom calls with her team or clients are difficult, which part of her bedroom is she not embarrassed to have backdropped to the wider world?

Whilst this is a purely invented scenario it is worth bearing in mind that a demand that we work from home may not always be a comfortable experience nor productive for employees or employers. Ensure you check in on colleagues on a regular basis and keep a watchful eye out for signs that continued working from home is starting to take its toll.

Source: New feed