From Dustbins To Laundry Baskets: Creative Home-Office Setups As People WFH During COVID-19
The world-wide Work From Home phenomenon has put people in situations that they never imagined. Thanks to social media people have taken to documenting their work from home lifestyle and sharing tips and tricks for the same.
The coronavirus pandemic has put people in situations that they never imagined, the biggest being the world-wide 'Work From Home' phenomenon.
While this kind of self-isolation is a dream for many (read: introverts) it's not the same for those who find WFH extremely uncomfortable, boring or maybe even unhealthy.
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But thanks to social media, people have taken to documenting their work from home lifestyle and sharing tips and tricks for the same.
From making makeshift standing desks to assembling work stations out in the garden, people have come up with all kinds of alternatives, take a look:
#1
Can we do a WFH workspace setup thread, unglamorous edition?
¡ª Jules Forrest (@julesforrest) March 13, 2020
My partner and I are both working from our studio apartment. My setup is a chair in front of the front door and my desk is our clothes hamper. pic.twitter.com/5rVaqgkjjw
#2
Was working from my recycling bin the other day ?? pic.twitter.com/PKEQ0TkMbk
¡ª Josh Mateo (@joshmateo) March 13, 2020
#3
At home standing desk: #lifeHack #WFH ? #CoronaVirus pic.twitter.com/FTyu7crJ3F
¡ª Keith Cordero Jr. (@kmcorder) March 12, 2020
#4
innovation has no limits ??? just made my temp wfh standing desk #wfhlife #Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/MlLHFhiyCF
¡ª Laura Xu (@laura_rx86010) March 13, 2020
#5
Today¡¯s standing desk hack. And yes I¡¯m in the bathroom. The laundry basket hack hurt my back. Easy access to wash my hands. #wfh #nomad #remotework #coronaviruschronicles pic.twitter.com/T4JsqPcB6F
¡ª Mitali Chakraborty (@GoLeftMitali) March 10, 2020
#6
Day 2 of mandatory WFH and I already miss my standing desk thiiiiis much.
¡ª Puma (@pumsquad) March 13, 2020
Anyone else got some nice makeshift desks going on? pic.twitter.com/hkXqISlJ1a
#7
The makeshift WFH standing desk of a humanities obsessive: pic.twitter.com/RiQ7XvXUk5
¡ª Pedro (aka Peter) Luis P¨¦rez-Zubizarreta (@wirechairs) March 13, 2020
To be honest, work from home is easier said than done; there are a number of distractions that can derail your flow of work. Parents working from home run the risk of their kids screaming or throwing a tantrum during a conference call; pet owners might find it hard to keep their cat from slouching on the keypad, or tell their dog that they can't play ball with them yet.
Distractions aside, till the time the WFH scenario is going on, it's highly crucial to keep a dedicated work area, even if it is temporary. Always take physical breaks during long work hours, make sure to get up, stretch and move around. Most importantly, do not work in your pyjamas, if you hit the video conference button there's no going back!
