Helpful Tips: Staying Organized in a Pandemic
While we’re almost eight months into the pandemic, I still find myself making changes to how I stay organized. Here are some helpful tips.
Posts Tagged: home office
How to Work from Home if You’ve Never Done it Before
When the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) urged D.C. federal agencies to let employees work from home during the Pope’s visit from September 22–24, the idea threw many govies into ecstasy. While government will officially be open for business, the OPM is encouraging “workplace flexibility options” like telework or a day off so they don’t add to the expected holy mayhem. Many agenciesRead… Read more »
I’ve Been Teleworking Since 2001. Here’s How I Make it Work
At my job in the 1900s (you guess the decade), my supervisor told us that she wouldn’t approve our working from home anymore. That was too bad, because I always accomplished much more from my den than I did in the office. I didn’t have the distractions, and amazingly, I had the discipline to toRead… Read more »
The Lonely Teleworker and Why Twitter is Better Than Water
“It’s like a prison,” he explained. “I mean, it’s only for a couple months, but I don’t know if I am well-suited for teleworking. I need to be around people.” With an office renovation forcing him from the office, a colleague recently shared these initial impressions of his teleworking experience. I’ve been a remote employeeRead… Read more »