In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, both employers and employees were forced to transition from the traditional face-to-face office work to work-from-home set up. Working remotely is not something new to the table. Generally, it can be an exciting and seamless way for businesses and employees to have the flexibility employers desire. However, for some individuals especially those who were not used to this type of environment, the sudden change can present several challenges.
Take the following as examples,employee loyalty and retention, misaligned team performance, increased cyber security risk, remote hiring, as well as providing emotional support were some of issues that employers had to deal with after transitioning to remote work.
Employees on the other hand had a hard time on becoming more productive at home, had difficulty on setting clear boundaries between work and personal life. Problems on the availability of adequate equipment to use for work were also unavoidable as well as difficulty in resolving technical issues. Employee isolation was also common and lastly, dealing with hovering supervisors or bosses.
After several trial and error for the past two years, general solutions were made to resolve most of the mentioned problems. Such as setting clear boundaries by limiting the communication only during working hours especially regarding tasks that do not require any urgency.
Employers should be providing budget allotted for work equipment that could help improve an employee’s productivity. Increased cyber security risk is a more complicated matter however it can be sorted out by creating an organized and a more comprehensive system containing internet security applications of employees, password managers, virtual private network (VPN) services, etc.
This is the reality, just like working in an office, remote work comes with pros and cons. But with the pandemic still on going, inflation rate worsening day by day and the fuel prices just keep increasing. Working remotely or working from home may be the best and most practical option for most employees and business owners at this point in time.
Yes, it may not be perfect but one can always find ways to make it work.
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