{"id":15703,"date":"2020-12-27T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T09:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=15703"},"modified":"2023-01-16T16:56:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:56:22","slug":"6-things-dont-miss-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/6-things-dont-miss-office\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things We Don\u2019t Miss About Office Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

This time last year, the idea that working from a virtual office would soon be commonplace was probably not on many people\u2019s radar. To put it mildly, 2020 has been full of surprises. Now that many are working from their kitchen, spare room, garage or home office<\/a> (if you\u2019re really lucky)…well, office culture seems like a distant memory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With first-hand experience of how people use our products from wherever they have an internet connection<\/a>, we\u2019ve been in on the upsides of remote working for a while now. For employers it can mean reduced overheads, increased staff productivity, and reduced absenteeism. Employees get the benefit of more flexibility, extra focus, and a drastically shortened 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

Present in even the most civil of workplaces, office politics are just a fact of life. However thanks to a reduction in personal interactions and shift onto instant messaging, email, and conference calls \u2013 there\u2019s a lot less room for negative office politics with remote working. Whilst not completely banished from the professional landscape, it seems that remote working promotes more of a \u2018focus-on-the-job-at-hand\u2019 approach to the day. And in our minds, that\u2019s a very good thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shared toilet facilities<\/b><\/h2>\n

Privacy, hygiene, and awkward interactions at the hand dryers with your boss who you\u2019ve now got to sit in a two-hour meeting with. All issues that can and do pop up when you have to share facilities with your co-workers \u2013 thankfully this is not something you really have to deal with when working from home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

The simple pleasure of working in whatever clothing you feel comfortable in is seriously underrated if you ask us. If you\u2019re still doing a good job while 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 from wearing that if you prefer.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t