WFH – Working from Home – the new acronym commuting locals have become familiar with, but what does it mean?
For this commuter, it means that I have set up a dedicated workspace and most of my work is done online and I participate in more Zoom or Skype meetings than normal.
Our team is navigating the new work arrangements and we are trying to be cohesive in an environment of anxiety and uncertainty with no tech support.
I am maintaining getting out of bed at 5.30am, but I have gained all this extra time, so I am enjoying dawn and sunset walks when I am usually on the train, ordinarily a weekend activity.
I fit in a bit of gardening mid-week, something that usually can only be done during daylight savings time or weekends.
But one thing I am doing now, is spending more money locally, those two coffees a day and the odd muffin or lunch are now purchased locally instead of in Sydney.
How many locals could work from home when this situation ends?
Can all tiers of government make it easier for us to work from home or establish local office spaces that we can go to that have tech support and other resources?
Imagine how great it could be if even only 30 per cent of us were able to continue WFH.
Great for the local economy, less pressure on the trains and maybe less accidents on the M1, and more time for us to enjoy living here.
Surely government at all levels can facilitate businesses and staff to work from home as a best practice as opposed to a pandemic reaction?
Your thoughts, Lucy Wicks, Liesl Tesch, Lisa Matthews?
Email, Apr 16
Sue Fletcher, Woy Woy