Best Thing You’ve Discovered In Lockdown

lisyloo

Iamdebtfree said:

Off topic, sorry everyone- for most people work is just something we do to keep ourselves housed, fed and entertained. I've yet in my almost 50 years on this planet to meet someone who actually likes let alone loves what they do for work. Like I said, I hope and pray I never have to go back to the office and feel about ten thousand times better all in all, mentally and physically, working from home..

I love my job so much that I’d carry on if I won the lottery (for a while).
im a DBA - database administrator and it plays to my strengths. So there you go now you have across someone.

for me it would be wildlife reserves that I’ve never fitted into my life before.

JamoLew

best thing i have found is how much money i spend on stuff I don't really need -- saved loads

MalMonroe

JamoLew said:

best thing i have found is how much money i spend on stuff I don't really need -- saved loads

Hey! I was going to say that. . . . Isn't it amazing, though? I've also saved loads and am very proud of myself but I wouldn't have done it without coronavirus. 

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster

I use a website footpath maps and have found loads of paths to walk. Still discovering the ones that are a short drive away.

Not feeling tired all the time because l don't have to rush around. More time for meal planning and exercise. And diy. Also saved money. I don't miss the expense of modern life at all. I don't miss people either but l'm an introvert 😉

I will definitely be asking to work from home one day a week and prioritising my health more when the new normal world is fully open. 

Barny1979

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster said:

I will definitely be asking to work from home one day a week and prioritising my health more when the new normal world is fully open. 

Why stop at one day from home? If you can work from home efficiently, then challenge your employers as to why you should be in the office, not why you can work from home?

lisyloo

Barny1979 said:

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster said:

I will definitely be asking to work from home one day a week and prioritising my health more when the new normal world is fully open. 

Why stop at one day from home? If you can work from home efficiently, then challenge your employers as to why you should be in the office, not why you can work from home?

There are downsides as well such as collaboration. If the rest of the team is in the office then one person could get marginalised. Also visibility, I don’t work with my line manager so I have to blow my own trumpet.
depends on the role but there are downsides. Personally I prefer to be in the office, I like the company the collaboration, the routine and the separation of work and home life,
also it can be easy to be distracted at home.
pros and cons but needs to be negotiated so a balance can be struck.
from a congestion/pollution POV it’s much better if people work from home so swings and roundabouts but definitely not a no brainier in all roles.

sleepymans

Having time to get familiar with the functions of the sewing machine I had for Christmas 2019, then sewing items needed for use by nhs and carers. And being able to donate To various charities and good causes, the £50 a week I normally spend on socialising!!

Barny1979

lisyloo said:

Barny1979 said:

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster said:

I will definitely be asking to work from home one day a week and prioritising my health more when the new normal world is fully open. 

Why stop at one day from home? If you can work from home efficiently, then challenge your employers as to why you should be in the office, not why you can work from home?

There are downsides as well such as collaboration. If the rest of the team is in the office then one person could get marginalised. Also visibility, I don’t work with my line manager so I have to blow my own trumpet.
depends on the role but there are downsides. Personally I prefer to be in the office, I like the company the collaboration, the routine and the separation of work and home life,
also it can be easy to be distracted at home.
pros and cons but needs to be negotiated so a balance can be struck.
from a congestion/pollution POV it’s much better if people work from home so swings and roundabouts but definitely not a no brainier in all roles.

That's the old way of thinking and organisations should be looking at avoiding slipping back into the way of thinking presentism is doing a good job, look at outcomes.

DayDreamerandGeneralWaster

I do need to be onsite some of the time. It's not always a sit at your desk job. I can do my job effectively now because some of the reasons l need to be onsite have stopped temporarily. But l hear you. 

RobM99

JamoLew said:

best thing i have found is how much money i spend on stuff I don't really need -- saved loads

Staying home and doing not much saved me £100 a week. Petrol, mobile data roaming (I didn't realise how much it cost. Easy to cut - turn roaming data off!), not going to football, no band rehearsals (but against that no music income either), and the easiest one to trim - going into town (for shopping) and just having a coffee/tea/breakfast out. K'Ching! Holiday and rock festival cancelled so refunded.