WFH Daily

Recorded in the initial weeks of the UK’s second lockdown - Alex, Isobel and Ryan discuss their thoughts on the new restrictions and a couple of ways to make working from home in the gloomy winter months a bit more bearable.

How to be happier while working from home

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54886125

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How did you feel during the second lockdown? What new methods did you try to keep happy while working from home? We love talking about all things remote work, and we’d love to talk to you about it! Email us at: [email protected]

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Unwanted distractions, unsuitable workspaces and isolation. These are the top three things that Alex, Isobel and Ryan find most annoying about working from home. Join them as they share their gripes and grievances in this very special, cathartic episode.

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What are some of your pet hates about working from home? Are there any things that you miss from the office? We love talking about all things remote work, and we’d love to talk to you about it! Email us at: [email protected]

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Some of the largest financial firms in the UK have started to incorporate VR as a way to reintroduce the feeling of human interaction among their home-working employees and combat "Zoom-fatigue".

As well as replacing in-person interaction, other benefits that the firms are reporting are higher information retention from VR seminars and reduced costs related to training staff. 

We discuss our thoughts on VR in the workplace and have a chat about whether we see a future for the technology in our own company. 

Finance Sector Embraces VR

• https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/24/finance-sector-embraces-vr-to-make-remote-working-more-interesting/ 

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Has your company tried to incorporate VR or augmented reality into the workplace? And do you think we could all be using VR in some capacity at work in the near future?

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The office is not going to disappear from working life, nor should it. Today we’re talking to Lucy Minton, COO of Kitt - a company that designs offices. We talk a lot about the death of the office and what the future of remote work will look like, so this conversation is especially interesting to us - and Lucy stands up for the office, which isn’t dead yet...

Kitt

• https://www.kittoffices.com/ 

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Are you a stalwart defender of the office? Maybe you think it’s silly to pitch one form of working against another...  Let us know!  Email us at:  [email protected]      

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How did they deal with the pandemic, and is everyone really more productive at home? 

We’ve talked a lot about separating work and personal life when working from home, and in this episode Harry, Alex, and Ryan talk about the ways you can create more space between the virtual office and the dining room table. 

7 Rituals to End the Working Day:

• https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rituals-end-workday-work-from-home

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How do you cap the day off when working from home? Do you go out for a run or do a pretend commute?  Let us know!  Email us at:  [email protected]      

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An article from BBC Worklife recently questioned whether remote workers can grow into their new roles as well as their office-based counterparts. Finding it harder to connect with co-workers, weakening interpersonal skills and being inundated with new technologies are just a few of the challenges facing new remote employees. We discuss these and more with our very own new hire.

BBC Worklife Article

• https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20201023-can-young-people-thrive-in-a-remote-work-world

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Have you recently started a new job remotely? What challenges or benefits have you encountered during the onboarding process? We love talking about all things remote work, and we’d love to talk to you about it! Email us at: [email protected]

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Microsoft have conducted a big survey into remote working and its effects on the workplace. In this episode Harry, Ryan, and Alex discuss the findings of the study and ask, is dressing more casually really the best thing about working from home?

The Study From Microsoft:

• https://news.microsoft.com/europe/features/flexible-ways-of-working-are-here-to-stay-finds-new-european-research-with-leaders-focused-on-maintaining-culture-and-innovation/ 

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What do you think is the best thing about working remotely? Do you feel that you can bring more of your true self to work?  Let us know!  Email us at:  [email protected]      

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More time spent in the house means more time spent cooking, using the PC, and running the heating. What can we do to keep the bills down whilst making the most of our homes? And should our employers chip in? In this episode Harry and Ryan discuss the best ways to keep the electric bill down whilst working remotely. 

Energy bills are going up:

• https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/home-working-energy-bills-gas-electricity-cost-heating-winter-b782865.html

What you can do about it:

• https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/how-cut-energy-bills-lockdown-4679139

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Have you managed to keep your energy bills down? How did you do it?  Let us know!  Email us at:  [email protected]      

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2020 has seen so many jobs go remote unexpectedly, and Louise Leonard’s role is no different. She is an operations delivery coordinator at The Telegraph newspaper. So how on earth do you go about designing and re-touching photos for a physical newspaper when you can’t get into the building? Listen in to find out, and hear some primo WFH tips.  

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Do you have a job that you didn’t think could be done remotely? Have you made it work? Let us know!  Email us at:  [email protected]      

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Hybrid is the future it seems - everyone spending a bit of time in the office and a bit of time at home. This usually means 2/3  days in the office and the rest working from the study or kitchen. But what if we took that idea and zoomed out? Kissflow have done just that and are getting ready to spend one week per month in the office - and Abhishek Paul thinks it will make a huge difference. 

Kissflow:

• https://kissflow.com/   

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Would you prefer a few days in the office per week, or one week per month? Let us know!  Email us at:  [email protected]      

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