Is Your Home Workspace Working?

Challenges were thrown at employees when they were asked to uproot their in office lives and become work-from-home employees. Many of them didn’t have any space they could dedicate to an office. Factor in, too that not only were they working from home, but their significant other or roommates and children were there, too? Is your home working space working? If not, make some changes today.

Now that you have had a year to look at your work space with a critical eye, how are you faring? What needs to change? Do you need to reconfigure your living space? Do you need to work in your car – believe me, people have been doing Zooms there to get away from the in-house noise.

Because of COVID-19 close to 70% of CEOs are planning to downsize their office spaces and allow employees to continue to work from home. It’s a win for them as they save on rents, but if you’re already struggling to get work done now is the time to make sure your workspace feeds your productivity.

Is Your Home Workspace Working?

1. You need to find your own space. It’s not ideal to work at the kitchen table all day then have to pack up your entire “office” at the end of the day then unpack it again the next day to start work. Even if you have to find a corner of a living room or bedroom or anywhere you can place a desk and your computer, keyboard, mouse, anything you need to perform your work.
2. Make yourself and your office feel professional. Get dressed. Put on pants, brush your hair and teeth and greet the day ready to work. Don’t let your desk become a dumping ground for clean laundry in need of folding – claim your workspace and hold it sacred.
3. Look behind you. If you’re on zoom a lot – and who isn’t – look behind you. What do your co workers or clients see when they’re talking to you. Invest in a screen or something to make your view professional.
4. Decorate your office space in a way that makes you happy. Your favorite coffee cup as a pen holder, photos of your family and furbabies… whatever makes work more enjoyable.
5. Get up and get moving. It’s easy to sit all day when you’re working from home. When you’re at the office, chances are you get up and move around a bit more than you might at home. Set a timer and get up and do a few jumping jacks or take a walk every hour.

Stay connected with friends and family. We know you’re going to be on zooms all day long and the last thing you want to do is another zoom even if it’s with friends and family. We urge you to stay connected though – your mental health will thank you.

Have you been succeeding? If you need help to make it better, contact Rex Richard today.