Finding the positive side of working from home and keeping a good sense of humor is essential in making it through this difficult situation. Here we’ve put together some quotes, tips, jokes and inspiration to help make your time at home more enjoyable and productive.
“Step one is to make sure you have a dedicated area. Working from your living room couch or kitchen table makes it both harder to concentrate and harder to detach when the day is over. A spare bedroom or a guest room with a desk—anywhere you can separate yourself from any day to day chaos in your house—is essential. (Even if you live alone, find an area you can cordon off as work space.)”
"Staying home can be very lonely. ... Try and remain calm. Listen to music, play a funny movie in the background--in the early years of launching my own coaching practice, old episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, literally saved my life and allowed my business to thrive. But, do whatever it takes to create a warm environment."
“Working from home is no different than going to the office. Get up on time, hop on your work desk at the time, and close the door and work till official hours end.”
“If you have a strong social life at work, don't let working remotely take that away. If you can't get together in person, then take advantage of the increasingly useful and innovative tools available from workplace tech companies like Slack Technologies (NYSE:WORK) and Zoom Video Communications (NASDAQ:ZM) to interact with video and audio in large groups.”
“Successfully working from home is a skill, just like programming, designing or writing. It takes time and commitment to develop that skill, and the traditional office culture doesn’t give us any reason to do that.”
“Announcement: Walmart reports increased sales for shirts and ties but not pants as more people work from home!”
“During social distancing, it’s important to remember good conference call etiquette:
- awkward silence
- can you hear me
- [weird small talk because someone is 10 min late]
- BEEP BOOP
- strange crunch
- heavy breath
- oops sorry you go ahead
- sorry no, you
- BOOP beep
- bye?”
“Set up virtual babysitters. Reach out to friends, aunts, uncles, grandparents, babysitters, teachers. These individuals are amazing resources, because you can use them to arrange virtual playdates for your kids. They can talk, read, play games, sing, do dances and much more, all online.”
Stay Safe Everyone!
