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It’s the way forward. It’s good in terms of pollution and minimising traffic on the roads. I have been working from home online, but I will go back, I’m a teacher so it’s more difficult. It’s a lot easier in terms of not dealing with behavioural issues but it’s difficult to motivate the children.
The office is good for collaboration and social interaction. Working at home is good for productivity and being able to concentrate. Being able to work from home with tools like G Suite and instant messaging allows people to keep updated and allows you to have time to yourself to focus on important tasks.
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It’s a good balance, especially after having a baby. It has its challenges as well; when they’re babies it’s easy but when they’re toddlers it’s different! Me and my husband work from home, so we can manage between us. I don’t want to go back to an office.
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Not mixing with others could affect people’s mental health. For some companies it works, for others it doesn’t. Some people prefer working from home, I personally don’t. I like the interaction with other people, I think you need to have a bit of chat and banter. However, some like to work alone.
Now my husband works from home I’m quite impressed with him and how clever he is! His company wouldn’t have allowed working from home before and my work before I had children wouldn’t have allowed it, but with Covid they’ve allowed it more. I’ve chosen not to go back after children but with Covid allowing you to work from home, I did consider it because I can work around them – it opens up opportunities.
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I think a balance between office and home working would be best. We’re back in the office but I work from home in the afternoons because I pick up my son from school, but I’ve been doing that since I started there. Some people in the office want to work at home but it’s not an option at the moment, it’s going to be reviewed.
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Working from home and from the office: disruptive or a blessing? Helps to achieve work-life balance or lowers productivity? Does increasing wellbeing with sociable office culture matter most, or does lowering our carbon footprints? We asked workers we found in Leicester if hybrid working works for them WORDS BY EMILY MILLER AND KERRY SMITH
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