A company employee who practices remote work for 22 years advises on `` what to watch out for when working from home ''
Suddenly working at home? We've done it for 22 years—and have advice | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/staff/2020/03/suddenly-working-at-home-weve-done-it-for-22-years-and-have-advice/
Since Ars Technica was established in 1998, it has hired remote employees and adopted a work style that utilizes the Internet. With many companies starting to adopt remote work due to the new coronavirus, workers who suddenly transitioned from office work to remote work should be embarrassed, and advice from Ars Technica employees was Ars Technica states that it may be of some use.
◆ Senior Scientific Editor: Jay Timmer
'Your office needs a good view; trees, birds, open sky. When you want to look up from the screen and clear your thoughts, you need a landscape that is attractive to you and wants to see. 'And advised that remote work requires proper distraction.
Also, when working from the office, you need to look around and leave your seat to have lunch, but working from home makes you more sedentary. `` Many studies show that just getting up and moving a little is good for your health, '' Timmer points out, preparing for an easy way to move your body before you get tired of working. It is good to keep it.
◆ Senior Technology Policy Editor: Timothy Lee
Lee argued that it was important to have a clear 'working place' to facilitate remote work. 'I need a physically separate workspace. Ideally, a completely separate office would have at least a desk dedicated to work,' Lee said, adding a personal touch to the kitchen and TV. He advises that anything that could be scattered should be eliminated as much as possible.
◆ Senior Technology Editor: Lee Hutchinson
Even before working at Ars Technica, Hutchinson said that the employment environment allowed him to work from home if necessary. However, basically, many employees went to work in a physical office and worked, so when working from home, they missed `` a large amount of informal communication exchanged in offices and company halls '' and became isolated He felt that he was there. Of course, there are instant messaging apps and email exchanges even when working from home, but even verbal conversations are not brought to Hutchinson.
On the other hand, at Ars Technica, almost all employees are completely remote working, so all conversations, including chats without love, are being held at Slack. While chatting on Slack can be considered a waste of time, realizing the presence of other colleagues who work for the same company and laughing with silly jokes is an important role for mental health. Hutchinson said.
◆ Senior Editor: Jennifer Ouellette
Ouellette agrees with Hutchinson, noting that it is important to form a group online with colleagues who have the same tendency in remote work and share the same experience. He says he needs to deepen his unity online in remote work because he does not meet in the physical office.
'To be honest, I have never had a hard time working from home,' said Ouellette, who has been working remotely for many years. Working from home seems to be easier to establish daily routines and is more sexual than standard office work. However, he acknowledges that regular social interaction can be a hint to solving work problems, and he spends a few days in a week with friends and peers doing similar work. We encourage you to talk and go out.
Also, Ouellette says that you should have a habit of exercising regularly throughout the day, and that you can refresh your brain by walking away from the desk. If you just read the material, it seems good to read it while walking with a walking machine at home.
Also, pets kept at home seem to be perfect for short breaks during the day, and Ouellette seems to be healed by looking at the cat in the room when tired at work.
◆ Copy editor (proofreader): Aaron Zimmerman
Zimmerman's advice is simple: keep a dog. Dogs are Zimmerman's best colleagues, saying that they can't imagine how people who do not have dogs live.
◆ Editor: Eric Bangeman
'It's a sad reality, but some of our colleagues have cats,' said Zimmerman, who loves dogs. If anything, Ars Technica employees are more cats than dogs.
For advice on remote work, Bangeman recommends exercising outside the house, keeping the workplace separate from the rest. Bangeman said he works two or three times a week at the same café, and said he got acquainted with café regulars without having to meet his colleagues.
◆ Deputy Copy Editor: Kerry Staurseth
Staurseth says he is a dog, 'The dog takes me out of the house and takes me into nature. They are also good colleagues. Dogs do not gossip or mischief, I don't look into my work, and I'm cuter than anyone I know (children, I'm sorry). '
◆ Technology Culture Editor: Sam Machkovech
Machkovech advises that if you work from home, make sure you eat and eat a good meal at least once a day so that you can do a good job maintaining your health. In addition, even if the new coronavirus is in fashion, if the city is not closed, it is advisable to go to a local store and provide support. It is reported to refrain from unnecessary and urgent outings, but claims that it is necessary to visit local restaurants, secure money and turn the economy with social distance and proper hygiene. You.
When working from home, Machkovech points out that you should interact with your colleagues through video conferencing and other means of communication and talk with family and friends to stay connected and connect with others. If you can work from home instead of the office, use a spare monitor as a second screen or play comfortable music, and focus on creating an environment where you can work comfortably. Was also good.
◆ Editor: Peter Opaskar
Opaskar wrote, 'I didn't have time to write about the real way to work better from home, so I quote Homer Simpson 's line from the TV anime The Simpsons . Don't tell HR.' The following movie is posted. Opaskar jokingly suggested that the movie calls Simpson 'alcohol! Causes and solutions to all problems in life' and that there is also a last resort, alcohol.
To Alcohol! The cause of ... and solution to ... all of life's problems.- YouTube
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