28/12/2020
Home working brings liberation closer even if it's still a balancing act, writes SmartPA founder Sarra Bejaoui, in a recent column in The Times.
As it turned out, the radical redrawing of the office environment enforced by coronavirus didn’t instantly deliver the work-life balance which advocates of the idea had long promised. An overdue jolt was felt, certainly. Acceleration toward virtual employment using the benefits of technology and broadband demanded a cultural shift. Bravo, Covid! Especially for women though, 2020 catalysed progress but unexpected hurdles still lurk.
Juggling career and family would be simplicity itself, they said, if we could only turn our kitchens into corporate headquarters and Zoom into a post-modern water cooler. Except the screen froze on a regular basis. And proximity to the pantry has weighty downsides too.
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