With the coronavirus outbreak and the resultant lockdowns in various countries, the concept of working from home has really picked up. In the US alone,?reportedly more than half the working population has been trying to manage office work?from the confines of their homes.
Canada, as usual, has made things a shade better for its citizens. Understanding the effects of a pandemic and a subsequent lockdown, the government is paying more attention to everyone's well-being rather than ways to increase employee productivity, which understandably may have been affected.
Mark Richardson received an email from Canadian Federal Government where he works. The government seems to be testing some of the most reassuring remote work principles. The Ottawa-based man shared the guidelines on Twitter, which are said to have originated with Parks Canada. The tweet soon went viral and is just more proof of how Canadians love being ¡®nice¡¯ and ¡®accommodating¡¯.?
These are some of the principles listed in the email:?
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A survey run by Statistics Canada on March 22 revealed that 4.7 million Canadians who didn¡¯t normally work from home started to in response to the pandemic. For the people who normally did work from home, the number increased to 6.8 million people. This was nearly 40% of Canada¡¯s total workforce, CTV News reported.?
Vancouver-based polling agency Research Co. reported that 73% of surveyed Canadians believe that the remote working trend will continue after the crisis ends. The same survey showed that 46% found it difficult working from home because of distractions, but 65% said they would like to continue doing it.?
No one was prepared to work from home for so long. For many, doing so can mean dealing with more distractions. However, more and more people are trying to find ways to get comfortable with the work-from-home lifestyle, because it seems like even in the post-pandemic world, it will be there to stay.?