Thanks to a few different things, I found out about the impending lockdown a little early, so have been 100% WFH since mid February, and on a recent call with my boss, we were told "there's no expectation to come back to the office until at least June next year, and even then, it may only be 1-2 days a week in the office."
Before the Covid pandemic, my employers formal policy was "no WFH allowed" but different line managers bent that rule in different ways, while some followed the policy to the letter.
Now, they've had to reassess, and not just because of the pandemic, but also to stay competitive with other companies (in terms of attractiveness when hiring). Nothing formal, but 2/3 home/office is being talked about at high levels.
Fundamentally, some things (currently) work better in person than remotely. I'm sure one day technology will solve that problem. Brainstorming, hack-a-thons, knowledge sharing type activities with a whiteboard, simply work more efficiently in person.
For everything else, remote working (as a developer) should be a right - but is a double edged sword.
I used to do 8 hours a day, I typically now do 14 - it's not expected of me in any way, but it happens. Before the pandemic, I've been away on holiday & worked. During the pandemic, when travel was allowed, I went on holiday and deliberately didn't take my work laptop - my partner still has pictures of me on a sunbed using my phone to reply to emails & talk to people on IM.
Our future, has always been to emigrate somewhere warmer - increased WFH will just make that more possible (several countries now offer visas for a year or 2 if you can work remotely).
I just need to sort the work/life balance out now that I don't have a commute.
Backend generalist. 10+ years coding professionally. Enjoys coming up with nuanced and thoughtful solutions to complex, thorny and ugly problems in old systems.
The work/life balance issue hits home for me. My day has similarly expanded, and I find myself working more weekends too on top of that (something I didn't really do before). Some of that is learning to set boundaries better, and I think some of is a product of COVID. A lot of what I'd ordinarily do outside of work isn't an option during a pandemic; that, combined with the fact that I really enjoy a lot of my job means that work is often the most interesting thing I have to do. 🤔
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Thanks to a few different things, I found out about the impending lockdown a little early, so have been 100% WFH since mid February, and on a recent call with my boss, we were told "there's no expectation to come back to the office until at least June next year, and even then, it may only be 1-2 days a week in the office."
Before the Covid pandemic, my employers formal policy was "no WFH allowed" but different line managers bent that rule in different ways, while some followed the policy to the letter.
Now, they've had to reassess, and not just because of the pandemic, but also to stay competitive with other companies (in terms of attractiveness when hiring). Nothing formal, but 2/3 home/office is being talked about at high levels.
Fundamentally, some things (currently) work better in person than remotely. I'm sure one day technology will solve that problem. Brainstorming, hack-a-thons, knowledge sharing type activities with a whiteboard, simply work more efficiently in person.
For everything else, remote working (as a developer) should be a right - but is a double edged sword.
I used to do 8 hours a day, I typically now do 14 - it's not expected of me in any way, but it happens. Before the pandemic, I've been away on holiday & worked. During the pandemic, when travel was allowed, I went on holiday and deliberately didn't take my work laptop - my partner still has pictures of me on a sunbed using my phone to reply to emails & talk to people on IM.
Our future, has always been to emigrate somewhere warmer - increased WFH will just make that more possible (several countries now offer visas for a year or 2 if you can work remotely).
I just need to sort the work/life balance out now that I don't have a commute.
The work/life balance issue hits home for me. My day has similarly expanded, and I find myself working more weekends too on top of that (something I didn't really do before). Some of that is learning to set boundaries better, and I think some of is a product of COVID. A lot of what I'd ordinarily do outside of work isn't an option during a pandemic; that, combined with the fact that I really enjoy a lot of my job means that work is often the most interesting thing I have to do. 🤔