With greater parts of the population now working from home, the work-life boundaries seem to be blurring, writes Adam Bisby
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines atI’ve always known that working from home is a double-edged sword. What I didn’t know was that I had wilfully ignored one side of the blade before COVID-19 came along.
While relatively little has changed for me, my wife’s workdays have been turned upside down. This was expected to a certain extent – what with all-day child care and home-schooling added to our plates – but neither of us expected the drastic change in Angela’s office hours. For one thing, newly well-attended virtual meetings seem to last much longer than they should because someone can’t figure out how to turn their microphone on – and their camera off. Pyjama buttons are there for a reason, people! Virtual meetings have become so popular and prolific that I was recently invited to “meet to discuss having fewer meetings.” For another, the suspension of many diversions outside the home keeps us tethered to our home offices.
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