Paul Waine wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 12:23 am
1) You can claim "leccy" from tax if you wfh - I think it's £6/week - Martin Lewis mentioned it yesterday (18th);
2) There's a big loss in "growth" opportunities for companies where people are working from home. Imagine how the new employee get's to know colleagues and builds networks, when they only "meet" on zoom? How do the young grads, apprentices and trainees learn their job when they aren't in the office and are missing out on all the social side of their development? How do managers choose who to promote (and who needs further assistance) when staff aren't in the office.
My prediction is that the better firms will get people back in the office, maybe 4 days a week will be the "new norm" with the 5th day wfh and catching up with all the stuff that can be done without involving other people.
I was in an (online) presentation that included discussion about future work patterns last year. One of the speakers was from BAE. While lots of the other speakers had been making the case for wfh he explained that there were challenges trying to build a fighter plane on your kitchen table... and then there was all the "top secret" and "security" stuff.
My experience is the polar opposite of this.
We have had a Grad in placement for the last 6 months and she has not had in person contact with anyone and it has been the most successful grad placement we have had with her picking up the job role brilliantly, becoming part of the team and really developing herself. We are gutted that she is set to move on soon
I have also moved into a new role and had to engage with at least 50 new key stakeholders across my workstreams. Usually I have always liked to get in a room with people to build that initial trust but its amazing how adaptable you become and I now find the interactive tools far better for driving collaborative working
As for identifying top performers and developing staff and promoting them again I have seen no challenge around a remote working environment
The flexibility and freedom homeworking gives have helped people manage their diaries and catching up with people individually or in groups is so much easier. The people I work with are spread across the country and it used to be awful when you ran workshops and large calls where half the people were in the room and half was on the end of a phone line so again video calls are much better
There's a balance to be had but when our office spaces open up again it is likely we will use the office one or two days per week where we can benefit from F2F meetings and its likely we'll plan specific days each week to all get in at the same time
It wont suit every individual or business the same so im sure the options and flexibility will be there for everyone to get the best out of themselves but in terms of the last 12 months then the working environment and culture it has driven has been one of the real positives that has come out of an awful situation
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