A few months into the new work-from-home routine, and then once again in December, we carried out internal surveys to find out how the new situation was working out for everyone. The results have shown that we’ve adapted quite well. We have noticed that our efficiency remained unchanged, but the work in general required adaptations in scheduling, communication, and workflow organization.
On one hand, we got much less opportunities to hang out with colleagues and had a harder time separating our personal lives from work lves. Also, the onboarding of new colleagues and managing technical equipment and support got harder.
On the other hand, working from home gave us more flexibility and time for ourselves. We didn’t have to commute, got to be more flexible with our working hours and location, felt more relaxed and comfortable at home, and developed some health-related habits such as cooking or exercising.
In line with our company culture that encourages continuous development, more than a half of us have started some new training or gained new skills – from job-related skills to new hobbies such as exercising, playing a new instrument, taking yoga classes, hiking, biking, cooking and more.