Subj : Re: Stage 4 COVID
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Dr. What
Date : Thu Dec 19 2024 07:07 am

-=> Dumas Walker wrote to RIXTER <=-

 DW> However, it really worked pretty well.  The folks who were productive
 DW> continued to be so.  I worked in a "cube farm" so I personally found it
 DW> a lot easier to get most tasks done without the interruptions
 DW> (intentional and accidental) of being in the office around others...
 DW> especially those who see being in the office as time to socialize.

We've known this for a long time now, but management ignores the data.

At the previous company I worked for, they renovated all the cubes to be
half-height walls.  So less privacy, more interruptions/distractions.  And then
Management wondered why there was lower productivity.

 DW> I was starting to burn out some but, with not having to go into the
 DW> office every day, I got to where I didn't dread "going to work" most
 DW> days. Considering that we were in the middle of a pandemic, being able
 DW> to say my mental health was somehow better is a plus.

For me, my waist line was better.  My company had a lunch room filled with free
junk food.  I won't buy the stuff for my home.  So no junk food available means
I don't eat any junk food.

 DW> I also found that I ate a little better as I had time to make my
 DW> lunches at lunchtime rather than carrying a sack lunch.

Fresher lunches are a definite plus when working from home.


.... Stop talking!  I'm out of aspirin!
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