Work environment
It's amazing that in the world today you can do work (in some fields) where each of you lives in a different part of the world. Of course, the main challenge is figuring out a good time as the time differences vary. But it allows people to have flexibility to work from home/office/starbucks, etc. It's helped me immensely to be able to return work.
One thing I absolutely dread and I am finding out I am not alone is the amount of time spent on teleconferences, either through actual physical phones or Skype or GoToMeeting or whateverOtherWebPlatform. I didn't realise till I started work, how much I dread speaking on the phone. I get completely tongue tied and it's so stressful.
So, I prefer taking teleconference calls from home and not the office. So, I walk around the house before the call "loosening up" like I would before going up on stage for a performance. ha! Isn't that funny! I love the stage. I guess I like seeing my audience. I like people. I like being around them. I like the company. And that's one thing I miss the most about the current work style.
I do go to office twice a week when N is around. So, I do get my working-people fix now and then. One of the partners who join the call also have their office in DC. Sometimes (once a month) we go to their office instead of a teleconference. It's fun. It's nice.
I guess though, I wouldn't trade the benefits for anything else. And yet, in 20 minutes we have our weekly call. In the past month or two, I was just the note-taker, backstage-worker. Now, I am a lead on one of the project's aspect! yay! But it means I have to actually report on something lasting more than 5 minutes!! arrrrghhhh...
I dance and sing to, oh goodness I know, but to Shake it off! It's daughter's and my favourite song to get all our sillies out!
What is your work environment like?
One thing I absolutely dread and I am finding out I am not alone is the amount of time spent on teleconferences, either through actual physical phones or Skype or GoToMeeting or whateverOtherWebPlatform. I didn't realise till I started work, how much I dread speaking on the phone. I get completely tongue tied and it's so stressful.
So, I prefer taking teleconference calls from home and not the office. So, I walk around the house before the call "loosening up" like I would before going up on stage for a performance. ha! Isn't that funny! I love the stage. I guess I like seeing my audience. I like people. I like being around them. I like the company. And that's one thing I miss the most about the current work style.
I do go to office twice a week when N is around. So, I do get my working-people fix now and then. One of the partners who join the call also have their office in DC. Sometimes (once a month) we go to their office instead of a teleconference. It's fun. It's nice.
I guess though, I wouldn't trade the benefits for anything else. And yet, in 20 minutes we have our weekly call. In the past month or two, I was just the note-taker, backstage-worker. Now, I am a lead on one of the project's aspect! yay! But it means I have to actually report on something lasting more than 5 minutes!! arrrrghhhh...
I dance and sing to, oh goodness I know, but to Shake it off! It's daughter's and my favourite song to get all our sillies out!
What is your work environment like?