Appendix E: Virtual and Visual Documented Observation Notes

Appendix E: Virtual and Visual Documented Observation Notes

The following video was observed as an example of a remote worker day-in-the-life experience.

Work from home with me 3 HRS Pomodoro | no music | typing ASMR | paper

shuffling ASMR | with timer (Length 3:16:48)

Video By: Vicky BEEAMP - Find Your Point of View

Video Link: https://youtu.be/KsVCufHLVsg First half of video – working view (Video Clip, 2021)

Second half of video – working view (Video Clip, 2021)

Observation Key Notes

This individual is said to be a self-employed management consultant. During the recording of this video, it is identified that the work performed is for “Project Urban,” a venture that engages training knowledge and development. The home office is located in Tokyo, Japan, in what appears to be an urban residential setting.

Observation Notes:

First 25 minutes: - They smile and type and scroll through their work/info/emails. - 3.5 minutes in, the first drink of water.

- Browsing through papers on the desk. - Outside loud (traffic) noises begin but don’t seem to distract. - While reading and typing on their computer, they consistently shift their head from side to side. - They go from typing at an average speed to very fast, periodically. - The first large sigh occurs at the halfway mark, followed by a chair repositioning. - Continuously looking and browsing papers and books on the desk. - With the first 25 minutes passed, the individual was only distracted for a few seconds once when a loud beeping noise occurred outside (from what we can assume to be a large vehicle reversing.

Second 25 minutes: - During the 5 minutes break, they left and returned to the desk. - 5 minutes in, they adjust their seating posture and lean into the computer. - 10 minutes in, they are distracted by something in the house. - Looking into the distance, pondering for over 30 seconds towards the pile of books on the desk, which occurred immediately after reading something from a book. - Another change of posture occurs to have head resting on palm and fingers covering mouth while profoundly looking into the computer screen. - 17 minutes pass, and again another outside distraction occurs (due to traffic noise). - After this distraction, they immediately grab their iPad and start working with it and a stylus pen.

Third 25 minutes: - During this period, they employ the iPad and perform drawing tasks primarily. - No distractions occurred, and one posture adjustment only

Fourth 25 minutes: - They continue to employ the iPad but also report to their computer. - Loud noises occur again outside yet no distraction. - 5 minutes into this work session, they say their first word, “Okay,” and clap their hands. Self-gratification? This occurs another 4 minutes after.

Fifth 25 minutes: - After a more extended break, this time the angle of the camera shifts (angle 2 of the diagram) - Now, a piece of paper and pen is being used. - With no longer seeing eyes or face, we can see the individual is having more instances of looking into the distance, contemplating ideas or findings discovered in their reading.

Moving to the end of this video, the individual spent more time looking outside while writing and reading. While they were engaged with the iPad (what seems to be a creative exercise), they were hyper-focused on their task, even leading to a self-gratifying instance.