Working remotely – how to avoid the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ trap
Q: Since the pandemic, a lot of people in our company are still working remotely. I’m one of them. I now live 140 miles from head office, having moved here early in lockdown. I’m the furthest one away and consequently spend the least amount of time in head office. The others tend to spend a […]
The world really is your oyster
One unexpected benefit of the pandemic has been the opportunity to work or study from your location, rather than having to relocate. Staying local is now an option that was never open to many of us before Covid-19. Employers, colleges and universities have adapted and changed the world of work and study resulting in more […]
How to stay on the radar while working from home
Q: I’ve been working from home for six months now. While I like a lot about it, I sometimes feel isolated. I also suspect I may miss out on opportunities in the future. About half the members of our team have returned to the workplace and I feel they could be stealing a march on […]
Have I even a remote chance of working from home long-term?
Q: I’m hearing a lot about remote work this weather. The idea of working from home really suits me but I can’t get my head around the fact that companies might actually offer this on an ongoing basis. Are we not all going to be shunted back into offices again once the vaccine programme has […]
The right to disconnect
Q: The government recently launched a national remote work strategy, Making Remote Work. One of the things that stood out for me was the ‘right to disconnect’. I believe most of us are struggling to do that. Some employers are not helping by demanding and expecting us to be ‘on’ all the time. This mentality, […]
New doors will open – but are we ready?
What exactly is coming next? I haven’t a breeze, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. An economic downturn, yes, but one like no other. Temporary Government payments have us in a holding pattern. There’s nowhere to run anyway. The escape doors of old – the UK, the USA and Australia – are shut. […]
How to revive flagging energy after lockdown
Q: Working from home was grand when it started. The company was relaxed. “We’ll do what we can” was its mantra. But soon enough the novelty wore off and, to be honest, I’m burnt out from the past few months. Someone wrote on Twitter last week that we should stop calling it working from home […]
WEBINAR: Getting Ready for the Future of Work for Employers & Employees
We teamed up with Galway Chamber to stage this webinar entitled Getting Ready for the Future of Work for Employers & Employees, on Monday, 6 April, 2020, at 3pm. This was smack in the middle of the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic when millions of people have been forced to work from home. Click […]