What a paradox. Normally, I would have been delighted not to have to go to my workplace every day of the week. From a certain point of view, I thought that teleworking must be more or less similar to the life of a rentier. You organize yourself and dress as you want, you don't have to act in front of your colleagues and your boss, if you want to sulk you can go for it without restraint... In short, on paper, it's great. Yes, but the world of work always manages to come out the winner in this story. Because, yes, teleworking is flexibility... for the employer especially. The amount of emails is exploding, the boundary between professional and private life is disappearing, working hours are getting longer, breaks are getting shorter, the phone rings again and again, video conferences are lined up, overlapping, clashing, the calendar is full of virtual meetings. Welcome to the world of work 2.0, welcome to the world of IT specialists and start-ups. And thanks to the Chinese virus, you also have the kids on your tail and it's a competition to see who can shout the loudest in the house.
D’ordinaire on me considère comme étant plutôt ouvert d’esprit, mais là je dois dire que le télétravail à la mode Covid aurait plutôt tendance à me faire rejoindre le club des vieux cons réacs. Alors que j’avais réussi à substantiellement augmenter ma qualité de vie ces dix dernières années grâce à mes investissements et une diminution notable du temps consacré à mon activité lucrative, j’ai l’impression d’avoir fait un brusque retour en arrière ces dernières semaines. Certes, c’est supposé être provisoire, mais je crains fort que le mouvement est lancé et ça m’étonnerait beaucoup qu’on revienne exactement au point où on était encore au début de cette année. Bien évidemment, on va retourner travailler physiquement au bureau dès que le virus chinois se sera un peu calmé. Ce n’est pas ça le problème. Le souci, c’est qu’on a tous pris un peu de ce bureau à la maison et que c’est bien parti pour durer, même quand la crise sera passée. Là je dois dire bravo. Je m’incline. Grâce au Covid, le monde du travail a réussi à universaliser une pratique qui n’était partagée jusqu’ici que par une petite minorité. Je ne parle pas du télétravail, mais de cette absence de coupure entre vie privée et vie professionnelle. Avant, ce sont surtout les cadres et les informaticiens qui étaient concernés. Aujourd’hui ce sont la majeure partie des collaborateurs. Conséquence : une augmentation significative des flux (courriels et téléphones) en dehors des heures habituelles, par exemple tôt le matin, à midi, le soir et le week-end.
This gives me yet another good reason (but was it necessary?) to leave this gigantic planetary farce that is work as soon as possible. Long live independence, long live dividends!
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I don't know what field you work in exactly, but for me it's total bliss!
I am currently in a chalet with a magnificent view when I work, we escaped the big city for several days.
I wake up relaxed with my girlfriend, we take the time to have breakfast and in two seconds I'm in front of my computer at 8:30 a.m. (okay, I have a fixed schedule).
I take the time to give myself a few breaks here and there, I eat lunch from noon to 1 p.m. exactly (always with my girlfriend) and I finish around 5 p.m. depending on the day.
In two seconds I'm back to my personal life and can go about my business until the next morning. No fucking traffic!!
No work on weekends. Okay, I don't have kids running around either, for now. So honestly, personally, let's hope it lasts!! 😀
I'm jealous 🙂
"Okay, I don't have kids running around either."
And that's the whole difference 🙂 personally it would be total happiness too if I didn't have my 2 kids who mess me up all day long... ^^
That's clear. As you say, it makes all the difference. It's worse than the holidays because
1) you have to work
2) they can't go out
In short, hell.
What's the moral of all this? That there's no point in becoming a rentier too young, just to wait until the children have left the nest! 😉
Or have children very early or no children. 🙂
Well, seriously, when school is not in quarantine it is still tolerable. So, yes, we can become completely young 🙂
Oh, what a wonderful slip of the tongue: becoming a rentier therefore means becoming WHOLE! I really like that idea 🙂
Oh yes, I didn't even consciously want to say it like that, but it's true that that's exactly it!