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Asked by anon-372545 to Ian on 7 Nov 2023.
Question: does working from home ever make your job boring?
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Ian McKinley answered on 7 Nov 2023:
I work from home most of the time, which is very easy as I have a big office (there is a photo in my profile – this was when my colleague Susie and I were running a workshop for an organisation in Japan). Because of video-conferencing, it is easy to work with other colleagues from around the world when I am at home in Switzerland. However, I travel a lot and am away from home about 3 months each year – with most of the time spent in Tokyo. So my life is never boring.
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Andrew L commented on :
Not in my current job. I work in a team that is spread across England so it’s not practical to all work out of the same office. We have regular video meetings and also face to face meetings and my job is really varied so I’m often travelling to meetings, sometimes going to site visits and also working out of the office.
Paula commented on :
I mix it up – I work from home when I need to be there (delivery for example) or when I need some quite thinking time. I also work from the office and I travel alot. So not it isn’t boring 🙂
Octavia commented on :
Lots of jobs give you the option of being able to work from home or work in the office. Some people prefer working from home if they have a family- it makes it much more convenient. But others prefer the social aspect of office work and like to be around people. I know a few people who mix it up by working from home a couple of days a week and then going into the office for the other days. I rarely get the opportunity to work from home as I’m usually at university in a lab. However, if I’m writing a paper or doing other forms of online research, I might stay at home for a day or two and I really enjoy it as I live with a friend who also works from home. Plus, I have a cat so I get to cuddle her all day!
Amy commented on :
My office is in Sweden, so I’ve been working from home for 2 years. Most of the time it is fine as all meetings are video calls and when I need to concentrate then I like the silence.
But I do miss the informal chat by the coffee machine and over lunch… I fix this by ensuring that I have informal coffee chats with colleagues. Thank fully this is a big part of Swedish culture and known as fika.