Introduction
This report is to inform about the three (3) common reasons of work-from-home stress and suggest three (3) suitable activities to support staff members. Staff members who work from home especially with the using smart devices may experience blur when it comes to work and personal life boundaries. Working from home is definitely exciting as there is no dress code, no in-person supervision, no commute time, and can choose where to work. On the other hand, working remotely might provide some significant and unique challenges. They may find it more difficult to embrace the concept of pulling out and ending a work day compared to those who work in an office environment.
Common Reasons of Work-From-Home Stress
First of the reason there are too many distractions. While working from home, staff member may be distractions and interruptions throughout the day. Some distractions such as receiving deliveries, getting non-work-related calls and texts, spending time on social media, caring for pets and etc. This disruption with the regular working experience is causing increased, ongoing stress for many of them.
The second reason the employee having difficulty setting boundaries. They may experience the problem of setting boundaries with people who forget that working from home is still working. They may be disturbed by family, friends and neighbors who asking for help or communicate with them during working hours. They may even experience some frustration on their end if they are unavailable.
Work from home may be necessary and result in staff member incurring related expenses. The type of equipment and set-up required as work involved. This includes a laptop, software, access to the internet, access to host applications and other applicable equipment. Some of the staff member may having difficulties to using their old model of computer or laptop as it not able to support new software. During the pandemic, they also facing financial issue to buy a new laptop which it may cost estimated RM 2, 000. Hence, it also caused them stressed while work from home.
Activities to Support the Staff Members
The first proposal of activity is to stay connected with staff member more frequently. Frequent and effect communication contributes to a much healthier and more productive workplace. This is especially crucial for employees who have started a new job and still learning office norms. Ensuring maintain connectivity helps staff member boost their positive emotions and embeds their place within the workforce. Video conferencing and messaging platforms are examples of digital solutions that can help bridge the communication gap. Be sensitive to employees’ needs and feedback when determining the communication frequency for staff member and don’t hesitate to adjust meeting cadences that aren’t working.
Secondly, organize virtual happy hours and networking events. This idea of activity is to prevent staff member get stuck in a loop of only having meetings and calls for business-related tasks. Work from home has the added benefit of reducing physical distance. This is a fantastic opportunity to get staff member for virtual events. Staff member are encouraged to connect with one another through informal pleasant moments and “lunch and learn”. Staff member may enjoy opportunities to engage and mingle informally while away from office, despite the fact that they are usually in the same physical space.
Thirdly, provide support to staff member for equipment and other necessities. A decent work is defined by two factors such as the skill of staff member and the tools available to them. When staff member work from home, this can be a significant hindrance to their productivity. Even though they work from home, they still require the appropriate equipment and other necessities. In the majority of circumstances, the staff member is responsible for buy the tools and other resources required for the task. If purchasing laptops in bulk is not feasible, company should compensate them or offer them a discount plan.
The Benefits of Proposed Activities
One of the benefits is to reduced symptoms of poor mental and physical health of the staff member. This can promote mental health by developing positive aspects of work and the strengths of them. In addition, it able to help the staff member to reduce sick leave usage, absences and staff turnover.
Secondly, increased the staff member productivity. When staff member is highly productive the company achieves its goals of investing in them in the first place. Productivity also helps to motivate them work from home and boost morale, producing even better for company.
Summary
During this covid-19 pandemic company and staff member are suffering. Working from home is the most practical and reasonable solution to this problem. This global crisis, this is the only way to sustaining everyone. Therefore, company should provide some support and events to staff member to help them to release stress work from home in order to increase their productivity.
Conclusion
As a conclusion, I would like to seek for approval for carrying out of the proposed activities to assist and support the beloved staff member on behalf of the company.
Introduction
This report is to inform about the three (3) common
reasons
of work-from-home
stress
and suggest three (3) suitable
activities
to
support
staff
members
.
Staff
members
who
work
from home
especially
with the using smart devices may
experience
blur when it
comes
to
work
and personal life boundaries.
Working
from home is definitely exciting as there is no dress code, no in-person supervision, no commute time, and can choose where to
work
. On the
other
hand,
working
remotely
might provide
some
significant and unique challenges. They may find it more difficult to embrace the concept of pulling out and ending a
work
day compared to those
who
work
in an office environment.
Common
Reasons
of Work-From-Home
Stress
First
of the
reason
there are too
many
distractions. While
working
from home,
staff
member
may be distractions and interruptions throughout the day.
Some
distractions such as receiving deliveries, getting non-work-related calls and texts, spending time on social media, caring for pets
and etc
. This disruption with the regular
working
experience
is causing increased, ongoing
stress
for
many
of them.
The second
reason
the employee having difficulty setting boundaries. They may
experience
the problem of setting boundaries with
people
who
forget that
working
from home is
still
working
. They may
be disturbed
by family, friends and neighbors
who
asking for
help
or communicate with them during
working
hours.
They
may even
experience
some
frustration on their
end
if they are unavailable.
Work from home may be necessary and result in
staff
member
incurring related expenses. The type of
equipment
and set-up required as
work
involved. This includes a
laptop
, software, access to the internet, access to host applications and
other
applicable
equipment
.
Some of the
staff
member
may having difficulties to using their
old
model of computer or
laptop
as
it
not able to
support
new software. During the pandemic, they
also
facing financial issue to
buy
a new
laptop
which it may cost estimated RM 2, 000.
Hence
, it
also
caused them
stressed
while
work
from home.
Activities to
Support
the
Staff
Members
The
first
proposal of
activity
is to stay connected with
staff
member
more
frequently
. Frequent and effect communication contributes to a much healthier and more productive workplace. This is
especially
crucial for employees
who
have
started
a new job and
still
learning office norms. Ensuring maintain connectivity
helps
staff
member
boost their
positive
emotions and embeds their place within the workforce. Video conferencing and messaging platforms are examples of digital solutions that can
help
bridge the communication gap. Be sensitive to employees’ needs and feedback when determining the communication frequency for
staff
member
and don’t hesitate to adjust meeting cadences that aren’t working.
Secondly
, organize virtual happy hours and networking
events
. This
idea
of
activity
is to
prevent
staff
member
get
stuck in a loop of
only
having meetings and calls for business-related tasks.
Work
from home has the
added
benefit of reducing physical distance. This is a fantastic opportunity to
get
staff
member
for virtual
events
.
Staff
member
are encouraged
to connect with one another through informal pleasant moments and “lunch and learn”.
Staff
member
may enjoy opportunities to engage and mingle
informally
while away from office, despite the fact that they are
usually
in the same physical space.
Thirdly
, provide
support
to
staff
member
for
equipment
and
other
necessities. A decent
work
is defined
by two factors such as the
skill
of
staff
member
and the tools available to them. When
staff
member
work
from home, this can be a significant hindrance to their productivity.
Even though
they
work
from home, they
still
require the appropriate
equipment
and
other
necessities. In the majority of circumstances, the
staff
member
is responsible for
buy
the tools and
other
resources required for the task. If purchasing
laptops
in bulk is not feasible,
company
should compensate them or offer them a discount plan.
The Benefits of Proposed Activities
One of the benefits is to
reduced
symptoms of poor mental and physical health of the
staff
member
. This can promote mental health by developing
positive
aspects of
work
and the strengths of them.
In addition
,
it
able to
help
the
staff
member
to
reduce
sick
leave
usage, absences and
staff
turnover.
Secondly
, increased the
staff
member
productivity.
When
staff
member
is
highly
productive the
company
achieves its goals of investing in them in the
first
place. Productivity
also
helps
to motivate them
work
from home and boost morale, producing even better for
company
.
Summary
During this
covid-19
pandemic
company
and
staff
member
are suffering.
Working
from home is the most practical and reasonable solution to this problem. This global crisis, this is the
only
way to sustaining everyone.
Therefore
,
company
should provide
some
support
and
events
to
staff
member
to
help
them to release
stress
work
from home in order to increase their productivity.
Conclusion
As a conclusion, I would like to seek for approval for carrying out of the proposed
activities
to assist and
support
the beloved
staff
member
on behalf of the
company
.