Back when we were in the office, my manager was in a different office in a different time zone than me. The people I worked with were located all around the world. I would go in to work, having to often go in early or stay late, to take video calls with my coworkers.
Every once in a while, I’d fly to some other part of the world for a few weeks to train/mentor others, while dealing with jet lag.
My company was in the middle of realizing WFH made way more sense from a money and a training perspective when Covid hit.
We accelerated our plans and have been WFH ever since. I actually spend MORE time mentoring others now because instead of a 1 hour commute to work, I can hop online at 6 AM or 10 PM for a while and work directly with the people who need assistance.
And then I can take a chunk off in the middle of my day to go to the dentist, go for a walk, or work on personal projects.
Now, this isn’t the case for everyone, but for information workers who are already working in multiple locations, adjusting working style can result in MORE support of junior workers, and everyone’s quality of life increases.
The key is to not work from home as if you were commuting to an office. Different skills and techniques are required. Different people will be better at them.
Back when we were in the office, my manager was in a different office in a different time zone than me. The people I worked with were located all around the world. I would go in to work, having to often go in early or stay late, to take video calls with my coworkers.
Every once in a while, I’d fly to some other part of the world for a few weeks to train/mentor others, while dealing with jet lag.
My company was in the middle of realizing WFH made way more sense from a money and a training perspective when Covid hit.
We accelerated our plans and have been WFH ever since. I actually spend MORE time mentoring others now because instead of a 1 hour commute to work, I can hop online at 6 AM or 10 PM for a while and work directly with the people who need assistance.
And then I can take a chunk off in the middle of my day to go to the dentist, go for a walk, or work on personal projects.
Now, this isn’t the case for everyone, but for information workers who are already working in multiple locations, adjusting working style can result in MORE support of junior workers, and everyone’s quality of life increases.
The key is to not work from home as if you were commuting to an office. Different skills and techniques are required. Different people will be better at them.