5 Things We Lost While Working Remotely
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 7:05 am
Last New Year, someone made the wrong wish: not to go to work and get paid. And now we’ve been working remotely for almost a year. Remote work has its undeniable advantages, but we want to talk about those irreplaceable little things that we didn’t appreciate enough before the pandemic.
Only after leaving the office, we, the Megaplan employees, discovered how many pleasant moments there were in our lives. We tried to collect them in one article and convey the nostalgia that you may also feel. This article will be useful for those who miss office life and those who do not know why they should return from remote work. In the end, we will give some advice for those who are still one step away from home to work.
Working Spouse
The colleague we save a seat for at a meeting, the first to tell family news, with uruguay whatsapp list whom we share a cup of coffee and get involved in any work project, may turn out to be your work spouse. But when working remotely, communicating with him or her has turned into maintaining a long-distance relationship. You actively chat, but it’s not the same. You can’t let off steam, gossip normally (and there are fewer topics for gossip), and it has become much more difficult to simply “scratch someone’s brains with someone”. The one who shares your work pains and understands you at a glance has turned into a virtual image on an avatar.
Chad McBride, a professor of communication science at Creighton University in Nebraska, conducted a survey that found that having an “office spouse” directly impacts employee happiness and productivity. Not only does such a relationship help employees cope better with work tasks, but it also increases loyalty to the company.
We miss our colleagues and non-work conversations within the office, we miss the foosball we used to play like kids and even organize championships. We miss our comrades, and virtual communication cannot fully replace the feeling of support, facial expressions and inspiration from each other. Even the opportunity to shake hands in the morning brought us joy: endorphins are produced with any touch. Now we remember new colleagues by their avatars in messengers, and we can only guess about the intonations of written messages.
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"Despite the fact that I didn't have much time to play, I miss my PlayStation. The very fact made me happy: you're sitting at work in the office, and next to you is a gaming console and a TV on the wall," Oleg Malov, an engineer supporting the boxed version of Megaplan, recalls sadly.
Miles traveled
Everyone hated the commute to the office, but we earned the main thousands of steps by moving along the corridors: to stop by a colleague's place instead of calling; to run for coffee; to go out for a snack. As we walked, we involuntarily came up with new ideas.
A study by Draugiem Group has proven that those who take short breaks during the workday are more productive at solving work tasks. The researchers believe that the ideal ratio is 52 working minutes to 17 minutes of rest. But even if you can’t maintain the ideal ratio, you should still turn off your brain from time to time.
There are fewer opportunities to productively distract ourselves at home. Social media and TV series use up the same work resources as solving everyday tasks. Conversations, snacks, short walks, or exercise help us reboot. Having gained time on the way to the office, we have lost such convenient productive habits. It takes a lot of willpower to maintain them within the confines of our apartments.
Only after leaving the office, we, the Megaplan employees, discovered how many pleasant moments there were in our lives. We tried to collect them in one article and convey the nostalgia that you may also feel. This article will be useful for those who miss office life and those who do not know why they should return from remote work. In the end, we will give some advice for those who are still one step away from home to work.
Working Spouse
The colleague we save a seat for at a meeting, the first to tell family news, with uruguay whatsapp list whom we share a cup of coffee and get involved in any work project, may turn out to be your work spouse. But when working remotely, communicating with him or her has turned into maintaining a long-distance relationship. You actively chat, but it’s not the same. You can’t let off steam, gossip normally (and there are fewer topics for gossip), and it has become much more difficult to simply “scratch someone’s brains with someone”. The one who shares your work pains and understands you at a glance has turned into a virtual image on an avatar.
Chad McBride, a professor of communication science at Creighton University in Nebraska, conducted a survey that found that having an “office spouse” directly impacts employee happiness and productivity. Not only does such a relationship help employees cope better with work tasks, but it also increases loyalty to the company.
We miss our colleagues and non-work conversations within the office, we miss the foosball we used to play like kids and even organize championships. We miss our comrades, and virtual communication cannot fully replace the feeling of support, facial expressions and inspiration from each other. Even the opportunity to shake hands in the morning brought us joy: endorphins are produced with any touch. Now we remember new colleagues by their avatars in messengers, and we can only guess about the intonations of written messages.
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"Despite the fact that I didn't have much time to play, I miss my PlayStation. The very fact made me happy: you're sitting at work in the office, and next to you is a gaming console and a TV on the wall," Oleg Malov, an engineer supporting the boxed version of Megaplan, recalls sadly.
Miles traveled
Everyone hated the commute to the office, but we earned the main thousands of steps by moving along the corridors: to stop by a colleague's place instead of calling; to run for coffee; to go out for a snack. As we walked, we involuntarily came up with new ideas.
A study by Draugiem Group has proven that those who take short breaks during the workday are more productive at solving work tasks. The researchers believe that the ideal ratio is 52 working minutes to 17 minutes of rest. But even if you can’t maintain the ideal ratio, you should still turn off your brain from time to time.
There are fewer opportunities to productively distract ourselves at home. Social media and TV series use up the same work resources as solving everyday tasks. Conversations, snacks, short walks, or exercise help us reboot. Having gained time on the way to the office, we have lost such convenient productive habits. It takes a lot of willpower to maintain them within the confines of our apartments.