Home office: Tips for telecommuting and work from home

The home office is today an option for many people, especially in times of coronavirus, but how to do it right?

The risk of contagion from Covid-19 made working from home go from being an alternative to a necessity; more and more countries, including Colombia, they are asking their citizens not to go out.

But the world continues its course and many people have to continue working, because They can do their jobs online without leaving their homes..

Tips for a good telecommuting or home office

Although they always told us that we should not take work home, in times of coronavirus it is a modality that has become an obligation. But you have to do it right, that’s why we give you some tips…

  1. Have an ideal work space: Prepare a desk where you have at hand everything you need to carry out your daily tasks. Make sure it is a light, ventilated and free of distractions place.
  2. Continue with your usual schedule: Unless you have agreed to change it with your bosses and colleagues, keep the work schedules you had, that will help you organize your day to day.
  3. get ready: Take a shower and get dressed. Do not sit down to work in your pajamas, behave as if you were in the office.
  4. Say hello to your colleagues: Technology allows us to be constantly connected, so we advise you to say hello in the morning and say goodbye in the afternoon, that way everyone will feel that they are still working as a team.
  5. Take active breaks: If you didn’t do them, it’s time to start doing them, that way you avoid stress and work-related illnesses, such as tendinitis.

Follow all these tips and you will surely be just as (or even more) productive than if you were working in the office.

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With information from: inc