The persistent question in the most diverse markets in the world is related to how people are going to work in the post-pandemic context. The costs of not being prepared for new adversities like this one are very high. Adapting to what is being called the “new normal” is more than essential for maintaining a vanguard position.
The home office has become, in the current situation, the most efficient solution for most of the professionals whose work itself is done digitally. Besides being efficient in itself by avoiding daily physical contact, working at home may also mean a series of advantages for the collaborator.
Among them, and in first place, time saving is significant. Large Brazilian metropolises have a chaotic vehicular traffic due to the great demand for mobility at rush hours. This means a waste of time in dislocations that could mean more free time for the employee. This facility leads to a wider time window to take children to school, go shopping, go to the gym, among other activities that lead to better personal well-being.
However, we must look at the needs of these employees in terms of structure. The residential and corporate realities in Brazil are, in many cases, extremely different. . No matter how possible it is to adapt to a model of production with what one has at home, some items are necessary in order to optimize work.
The quality of internet connection is a great example. Companies with remote activities are strongly based on video calls, archive sharing software, and task managers to perform daily work. All of these sevices demand fast and consistent connections. Often, the connections we have at home do not meet this demand, and it’s important to count on a wider band in order to perform the work.
The safety of the connection and of all the data being processed is also an essential point to be approached. One of the great risks of the unstructured home office model is the vulnerability of the data. Therefore, companies must be concerned with the protection of all the processes that occur in remote machines.
The last basic demand is structure. It is essential for the collaborator to be installed in a comfortable and calm place that guarantees his productivity while working. That is why offering an office structure, with chair, desk, cabinets and printer, for instance, makes a big difference in the total work.
Finally, it’s very important that the managers be sure to understand how their collaborator’s life context is. A change like this in the work model has a very strong impact, and offering the necessary support makes a big difference in the final results.
