I think the chores thing gets more interesting when you remember that the M-F 9-5 workweek in an office for knowledge workers was designed for and by people with domestic support (whether through marriage or pay). I’m a single person household. So if on a WFH day I’m using my breaks between meetings or focus periods in tackling laundry mountain or batch cooking lunches for the week, I see that as a way of removing those chores from the evenings of the rest of the week. So I can stay at the office later, knowing I have something in the fridge ready for dinner, or go to a networking event, or on a work trip to another city, knowing the flat won’t be a disaster zone when I get back.
I was chatting to someone last week who was sitting at his desk waiting for his boss to leave so he could go. He said he was playing games and surfing social media.
yes, I had something about myself in there and took it out (that working with non-Brits means they don't know you're a Brummie!)
I guess in essence there was a nub of an idea of this in the 'levelling up' chat. In the absence of politics delivering it I wonder if it's going to feel like another ask too far?
(I still write 'mom', and people ask if I'm American).
I think the chores thing gets more interesting when you remember that the M-F 9-5 workweek in an office for knowledge workers was designed for and by people with domestic support (whether through marriage or pay). I’m a single person household. So if on a WFH day I’m using my breaks between meetings or focus periods in tackling laundry mountain or batch cooking lunches for the week, I see that as a way of removing those chores from the evenings of the rest of the week. So I can stay at the office later, knowing I have something in the fridge ready for dinner, or go to a networking event, or on a work trip to another city, knowing the flat won’t be a disaster zone when I get back.
agreed. I also benefit from disengaging from Brain Work for a bit and then coming back to it a bit refreshed.
The gaming percentage is surprising for in-office workers. How do people do it? Hide in the bathroom to play games?
It's interesting that we still measure productivity as we were in a factory, where you have to stay 8 hours in the production line.
I was chatting to someone last week who was sitting at his desk waiting for his boss to leave so he could go. He said he was playing games and surfing social media.
yes, I had something about myself in there and took it out (that working with non-Brits means they don't know you're a Brummie!)
I guess in essence there was a nub of an idea of this in the 'levelling up' chat. In the absence of politics delivering it I wonder if it's going to feel like another ask too far?
(I still write 'mom', and people ask if I'm American).