6 months working from home, here’s what we’ve learned…
It's been nearly six months since many companies told employees to go home and start working remotely because of the pandemic. In Gingerhead, we’ve been championing home working since 2016, as well as rethinking the concept of a 9-5 working day, understanding that remote work doesn’t mean less productivity, and that more meetings aren’t always the answer to a problem. It helped us adapt quickly to the early days of lockdown. Even with new work colleagues at home with us. Reflecting on recent months, it has been challenging, but also unifying. We’ve all giggled our way through moments of children / cats / dogs popping up on zoom and teams calls, given presentations in our slippers and baked enough banana loaf to never want to see another. As the schools go back this month, I know that many parents are balancing worries about the pandemic, with a desperate need to have a semi-normal working day. Many are also embracing home [...]
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