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Seven people report on their work in the home office: "I'm doing better than I have been for a long time"

2021-01-13T23:46:48.009Z


Some swear that they cannot concentrate on their work, others no longer want to go to the office. Seven logs of difficulties, opportunities, and unexpected realizations.


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Work in the home office (symbol picture): Opportunities that you don't necessarily have in office presence jobs - but that also creates problems

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There are currently lively debates in business and politics about the home office.

Only 14 percent of those in employment in Germany worked mostly or entirely from home in November - in April there were almost twice as many.

Now the pressure is increasing on companies to allow more home offices.

Of course, many professional fields are not at all suitable for this: Nursing staff, bakers, window cleaners, saleswomen and bus drivers, manufacturing industry - there is a wealth of jobs that can only be done on site.

Comments and letters show that for many people in these professions, the home office debate seems like a luxury problem.

Nonetheless, the world of work has fundamentally changed for many who work in the office.

Here are seven exemplary reports.

Employee in public administration, 41 years: "Many are happy that contacts are missing"

 »I am divided: On the one hand, working from home is good because I save a lot of trips and it relieves me of stressful appointments in the office.

Technically we are well positioned, but there is a lack of a new work culture.

Quite a few superiors do not cope well with the loss of control and want things that they previously did not ask for in this small-scale process.

The demands are increasing, and as a small employee you are the last link in the chain and it is difficult to say no.

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