"One of my 'co-workers'
just flipped out because one pancake, of four, didn't have chocolate
chips."
“my co-worker
(who is NOT the dog) licked me while I was on camera to get my attention and
also as a joke.”-
“My co-worker keeps trying to steal my computer while shouting "I want do business!"”
“My co-worker keeps trying to steal my computer while shouting "I want do business!"”
“My coworkers got into a
screaming fight over a single Lego piece.”
Add to these posts like my
co-worker yelled to go do potty while I was on a conference call. Or my
co-worker doesn’t let me get on a conference call if he/she isn’t on the camera
either.
Welcome parents, to wfh during
corona times. Tweets like these are just a way to infuse some humour in a tough
situation. Because you know what? This is the best way for you to weather this
storm. Most of you (who don’t regularly wfh) are used to having your kids at
school, or a day care centre, and enjoy (or at times do not enjoy) a very
different company. Now, you are juggling two worlds simultaneously. My sympathies,
it cannot be easy at all!
Now, for at least these three
weeks, you must juggle two sets of #coworkers (your kid, and your conventional
co-workers), as it has been christened on our wonderful social media. My
takeaway from this? Most working parents are sailing in the same boat, so
everyone can empathise with everyone else, and enjoy the little stories
floating around. Let’s face it, if we can spot the humour in this, it’s
actually quite adorable (in anticipation of good things in small measures :D)
However, there will be times,
when all this seems too much for anyone to handle. Remember the one main
mantra- this too shall pass. We will all come out of it much stronger. And
remember, if this seems difficult for you, the kiddos are also not used to
staying at home at all times. They miss their friends, their teachers, they
miss going out to the park. When it feels like they are driving you crazy,
remember that it is probably working both ways. So, count till 10, get your
other adult co-worker to take charge for some time, step out into your balcony/
yard for some fresh air, go back inside, and enjoy the best of this situation.
We are hopefully not going to go
through times like these again, so make the most of it. Enjoy the family time
(I really thought we would be in a Big Boss kind of situation, but hey, it’s
not so bad), reconnect with old friends (I have had more video calls with
friends now than probably the last 10 years or so), play with the munchkins,
feel rejuvenated at the end of the day (having not spent endless amount of time
stuck in traffic on the roads). Enjoy basic household chores with your
#coworkers, get them to see and be involved in what you do, and involve
yourself in what they do too. Listen to the bird songs, think about how you
want to make changes to your lifestyle (pro-nature) at the end of the lockdown,
and hope that we continue to see the clear blue skies in the future too.
At Morning Glorie, we are waiting
for your new co-workers to come back and become our regular co-workers. We
deeply miss the hustle and bustle of a group of boisterous and not so
boisterous kids, all age groups. Right now, the whole team is facing withdrawal
symptoms from the lack of “noise” around us :D
Take care everyone, and see you
all on the other side of this…
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