We all know that due to coronavirus outbreak, even multinational companies and offices are allowing their employees to work from home and giving priority to the health of their workers by allowing them to do so. But I have a question for you? Is working from home that easy & productive or not? If you don’t have a befitting answer to this, don’t worry, we are going to make this picture very clear before you.
A year ago, when everything was normal, work from home was considered as the luxury for employees, and only a few employees used to get this opportunity. But, nowadays it has become a necessity for companies and employees to work from home and to follow government orders to take prevention and following social distancing measures.
But is it that easy to work from home? People think that working from home is quite easy and convenient but the reality is when you work from home, many kinds of distractions and problems come to your way. It halts our regular daily routines and changes the time table. As now you know you don’t have to get ready for the office, you don’t have to wear formal clothes, and you don’t have your boss and seniors standing over your head. You don’t feel that kind of pressure and communal obligation to complete the work in given time limits.
Working from home can also become frustrating because you have to do your work as well when you are at home, you have to spend time with family at the same time when you are working. These things stop you from adequately laying your concentration on your work. Because you have to kill one work to do other and you can not do two things at once.
This halts both quality and quantity of the work you do. That is why it is not easy, and it is tough to work from home. But, if you follow some useful tips which I am going to share with you, then you will be able to do quality work from home, and you will surely be able to concentrate on your job better. Follow the tips below:
- Prepare a proper work schedule and to-do list along to manage all your work.
- Get up early and get ready and think like your place is your office.
- Fix a location of your house where you can concentrate without much sounds and distractions. Try working on a study table.
- Keep yourself away from your cellphone and social media.
- Fix deadlines for yourself and keep the target and deadline in your mind for all your working hours.
- Please stay connected with your colleagues to discuss the work from time to time.
- Take small breaks and do productive work in break time, such as making a cup of coffee or tea.
- Fix your starting and finishing time and be accurate and committed to it.
If you follow these eight essential steps, then, you will not get distracted from work and you will also be able to maintain a proper balance between your work and family together.
