{"id":31502,"date":"2021-01-14T10:03:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T00:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/au\/en\/blog\/6-things-we-dont-miss-about-office-life\/"},"modified":"2023-01-13T23:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T13:21:51","slug":"6-things-we-dont-miss-about-office-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/au\/en\/blog\/6-things-we-dont-miss-about-office-life\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Examples Of Office Life We Won\u2019t Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who would have thought that working from a virtual office would be so commonplace. Now that many are working from kitchens, spare rooms, garages or home offices (if you\u2019re really lucky)… well, office culture seems to be taking a backseat to online working relationships<\/span><\/p>\n

In this new landscape where remote working has become a widespread necessity, employers used to the traditional model are finding unexpected benefits. Reduced overheads, increased productivity, and less absenteeism are some examples. For many employees there are perks to working from home too. They can now enjoy more flexibility, extra focus, and no commute. The positives don\u2019t stop there though. Here are six aspects of office life that we feel are better left in the past.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Office politics<\/b><\/h2>\n

Look closely and you\u2019ll find them in most workplaces; office politics are just a fact of life. However, the shift onto IM, email, and conference calls leaves much less room for getting bogged down in toxic office culture. Whilst not completely banished, it seems that remote working promotes more of a \u2018focus-on-the-job-at-hand\u2019 approach to the day. And an office free from mind games has got to be a good thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shared bathrooms<\/b><\/h2>\n

Privacy, hygiene, awkward interactions at the sink with your boss who you\u2019ve now got to sit in a two-hour meeting with. These are all issues that can and do pop up when you have to share facilities with your co-workers. Thankfully working from home means there\u2019s much less to cringe about.<\/span><\/p>\n

Office attire<\/b><\/h2>\n

Feeling comfortable at work should be a given. Even down to the clothes we wear. Working from home takes the focus off superficial appearances and leaves us all to just get on with our jobs. If you\u2019re still performing whilst wearing your PJs, isn\u2019t that the same as doing a good job in conservative office attire? Of course, for those who miss the feeling of a suit and tie or pencil skirt and blazer, there\u2019s nothing stopping you wearing that if you prefer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organised \u2018fun\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n

Forced attempts to build an office culture are never fun. Team-building offsites and away days don\u2019t always foster the sense of togetherness that they\u2019re meant to promote. When it\u2019s done well and left to evolve naturally, office culture can thrive. When it\u2019s not, it can feel endless and actually drive people apart even further. One subtle but significant upside of remote working is that it leaves space for genuine interactions between colleagues who actually want to socialise and build bonds that help them collaborate at a higher level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Office smalltalk<\/b><\/h2>\n

Smalltalk\u2026 high on most people\u2019s list of office distractions and interruptions. It might be a \u2018comfort zone\u2019 for many who feel the need to fill the silence \u2013 but how useful is it? And, without it, how much time would we save? Luckily, for those who prefer genuine interaction, remote working has seriously reduced smalltalk (and our shared knowledge of what everyone in the office did at the weekend). This shift means that we\u2019re more likely to have truly authentic conversations with our colleagues\u2026 and that can only be a good thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remote working made easy<\/b><\/h2>\n

In days gone by, when we didn\u2019t have as much readily available tech to help us, working from home wasn\u2019t as feasible. <\/span>RingCentral Office<\/span><\/a> is a good example of innovation that can help employers make sure that working remotely is seamless. However big your team is, Office makes connecting with colleagues and getting things done much more simple. So with conventional office life slowly shifting towards a more flexible, online working environment, we can make the most of software to stay in touch with our team and get the best of both worlds.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who would have thought that working from a virtual office would be so commonplace. Now that many are working from kitchens, spare rooms, garages or home offices (if you\u2019re really lucky)… well, office culture seems to be taking a backseat to online working relationships In this new landscape where remote working has become a widespread …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":31508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-experience"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n6 Examples Of Office Life We Won\u2019t Miss | RingCentral AU Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The rise of remote working means we can say goodbye to some of the annoying aspects of working in an office. 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