The Shift Back to Remote has Returned

Here we go again, at least in the London, Ontario area.  The latest variant of the pandemic virus is running amok which means more remote online training.  Not that I'm complaining, it's my main area of focus right now.  But it's not just because it's health-driven.  It's also because it just makes sense.

Maybe it's not for everyone and that's okay.  Not everything is ever for everyone.  But for many, this option means not only staying healthy and safe from illness, it can also mean just being more practical with how time is used.

Why want to shovel the snow out of the laneway just to drive from your computer job at home to the same computer job on site?  The reality is that this compulsion for employers to have their staff on site is born somewhat out of "trust."  For truly professional  workers, the issue of trust should not be on the table.  If an employer has done their due diligence to hire the best, then trusting them to "do the job" shouldn't matter.

In the long run, it's in most of us to be honest and forthright in a job and not dishonest.  And how wonderful is it that we now have the tools and the ability to work this way.  Just think of how many lives were made better because they didn't have to venture into crowded buildings or ride packed buses, trains and planes?

Of course we will never really know for sure what the actual benefit of remote work has been in such a trying time, it's a pretty sure bet to say that work from home options have been bit of a miracle.  The businesses that were able to pivot quite literally over night and the staff who hung in there need to be congratulated and celebrated and this likely shuffle back to remote, this time around, should be a breeze!