I have been way more productive. Hard to imagine going back to worse performance.
And it takes less time overall too.
Total win!
I do go to the office when physical things have to happen. Our business is a mix of software, hardware, service.
And I time shift physical stuff to o'dark 30 in the morning, so there is some overlap, but not much. And sometimes a whole day is needed, or a long one.
Frankly, I no longer care because most days are home days and I have a nice place to work setup just the way I like it.
The biggest benefit, outside the commute savings and other easy items mentioned here is no longer worrying about an emergency or crunch of some kind.
Shit happens. Ok fine. We all just step right up and deal. Whatever it takes. And we are ready for it, nicely charged up, ready to nail it.
On the social front, a bunch of us in my industry ended up on Zoom. We miss all the shows and some of us miss the travel (I don't and was high travel), but we connect now more than ever!
SMS, Skype, Zoom, email just work!
Frankly, I know my industry peers way better than I did before and things like mentoring or being mentored, help finding everyone a gig, all are improved.
Like I said, net win for my niche. I rather doubt there will be much of a discussion about a return to before, other than travel.
And on that front, I poured a lot of time into eliminating the need for it. It will prove to be a killer investment and the time freed up made doing it possible without also cutting into home life.
And the little things matter. We have a young one in our home again. One of my kids fell into drugs. Sucks. I am raising my grandchild.
Normally, I would find that depressing, but I can interact a lot more, be present, and those things do not take much time, but also may need to happen at the right time.
Which 10 minutes can have a huge impact! At best, it all is a modest time shift and or longer work day when needed and balance is good otherwise.
Count me as a fan. Who knew! I went into this pandemic very critical and a bit depressed and worried. Many shut down.
And it takes less time overall too.
Total win!
I do go to the office when physical things have to happen. Our business is a mix of software, hardware, service.
And I time shift physical stuff to o'dark 30 in the morning, so there is some overlap, but not much. And sometimes a whole day is needed, or a long one.
Frankly, I no longer care because most days are home days and I have a nice place to work setup just the way I like it.
The biggest benefit, outside the commute savings and other easy items mentioned here is no longer worrying about an emergency or crunch of some kind.
Shit happens. Ok fine. We all just step right up and deal. Whatever it takes. And we are ready for it, nicely charged up, ready to nail it.
On the social front, a bunch of us in my industry ended up on Zoom. We miss all the shows and some of us miss the travel (I don't and was high travel), but we connect now more than ever!
SMS, Skype, Zoom, email just work!
Frankly, I know my industry peers way better than I did before and things like mentoring or being mentored, help finding everyone a gig, all are improved.
Like I said, net win for my niche. I rather doubt there will be much of a discussion about a return to before, other than travel.
And on that front, I poured a lot of time into eliminating the need for it. It will prove to be a killer investment and the time freed up made doing it possible without also cutting into home life.
And the little things matter. We have a young one in our home again. One of my kids fell into drugs. Sucks. I am raising my grandchild.
Normally, I would find that depressing, but I can interact a lot more, be present, and those things do not take much time, but also may need to happen at the right time.
Which 10 minutes can have a huge impact! At best, it all is a modest time shift and or longer work day when needed and balance is good otherwise.
Count me as a fan. Who knew! I went into this pandemic very critical and a bit depressed and worried. Many shut down.
We have thrived. It is good.