Has your work changed as a result of the pandemic? 如果你 have a corporate desk job, the answer may very well be no. While where you do your work has changed, the nature of your work has not. You are still focused on the same projects. You’与同一个人见面。工作正在前进。
Think back to your pre-pandemic work life. 如果你 were to group your day into categories, how much was truly spent in person with your coworkers? For many people, it was very little.
但是，我们有一件事’当然，减少工作量只是闲聊。您上次问同事的时间是什么时候’s weekend? How are their children doing? How is the pandemic impacting them from day to day? When is the last time you had lunch with someone you work with? 如果你’就像数以百万计的美国人一样，’已经有一段时间了。甚至可能从三月初开始。
It’s tricky. Start 通过 being honest. 如果你 have a preexisting condition that makes you high risk for COVID complications, you may want to consider sharing it. Normally, I would never advise to share private health details with your boss. But, it may help them to understand why you need to continue to work from home.
The same applies for family situations. 如果你 have aging parents who you help to care for, share your concerns. 如果你 are being forced to home school your children, be up front about it. And, if your spouse has a high risk job where they work with the public, share your concerns about possibly infecting your office if you were to become infected.
概述您计划每天保留的时间。由于老板看不到你，认识你可能会有所帮助’re keep regular office hours from home. Set expectations around how you will communicate. 如果你 plan to check email during certain hours, let them know. 如果你’在会议期间可以进行视频聊天，并进行共享。而且，如果您可以通过短信联系我们，也可以这样说。老板觉得他们可以指望您的机会越多，他们越有可能允许您继续在家工作。
去年的这个时候，我写了一篇有关劳动节的专栏文章。它以这种方式开始。“Labor Day is a holiday that honors the American labor movement. It celebrates the development, productivity, and prosperity of the United States. And, it marks the unofficial end of summer. 如果你’re like most Americans, Labor Day is spent with loved ones and tasty food.”
In the meantime, begin to think about how you would like to celebrate this time next year. 如果你 would like to celebrate with a new job, this is the time to start looking. If the pandemic has made you realize you wish you were closer to loved ones, this is the time to make a plan.
如果你 want to move, look for jobs in your future city. Or, begin to look for jobs that allow remote work. Working from home is giving employees the flexibility they need to choose the lifestyle that works the best for them. 如果你’曾经希望搬回家，这可能是时候研究这个想法了。
如果你 find yourself with extra time, this is also a great time to network. Even when jobs aren’发布后，您可以与将来可能想要雇用您（或帮助您）的人联系。在LinkedIn上与老同事联系。然后，发送一条笔记，要求进行网络呼叫或接听电话。您可以通过电话或视频进行操作。尽管乍一看似乎很尴尬，但您可能为有多少人会为您腾出时间而感到惊讶。他们可能还会有额外的时间。
我希望我们’在同一页面上。这是大流行病。它’不是竞争。一世’我不确定我多少次’最近有人问过“自三月份以来，您有哪些新爱好？” I haven’t. “你要多少钱？” Very little. “您如何度过所有这些空闲时间？” Like many of you, I’一直在工作，并通过这种意外和困难的经历进行管理。我的技能是一样的，除了我’现在是使用Instacart订购杂货的专家。
唐’t get me wrong. I’都是为了职业发展。一世’m为个人成长。一世’m努力变得更好，并攀登职业阶梯。但是，对于许多人来说，现在还不是时候。 2020年是回避和掩饰的时候。它’是时候尽我们所能来最好地照顾自己了。
唐’t get me wrong. 如果你’能够学习新技能，那就太好了！去吧。变得更好。学习编码。煮一些新颖有趣的东西。
但是，请注意，并非所有人都在您身边。而且，仅因为它们可能在光谱中处于另一个位置并不意味着它们’重新犯了大流行错误。他们很可能处在不同的生活状况中。它’s not because they’没有足够的努力或他们没有’小心。他们可能正在尝试弄清楚如何付款。他们可能会为自己的人身安全感到恐惧。或者，他们可能试图同时工作和教孩子。
Has your work changed as a result of the pandemic? 如果你 have a corporate desk job, the answer may very well be no. While where you do your work has changed, the nature of your work has not. You are still focused on the same projects. You’与同一个人见面。工作正在前进。
