5 Challenges Americans Working From Home Are Facing Today - and How to Overcome Them
Some people work from home on a full-time basis and love it. But for the millions of Americans who have been thrown into remote setups because of COVID-19, the sailing hasn't been totally smooth. Here are some of the challenges today's workers have encountered in the course of doing their jobs in a non-office setup, according to a recent YouGov survey.
For 38% of workers who are doing their jobs from home, the people they live with are making them lose their concentration -- and zapping their productivity in the process. If you're in that boat, you can't just ignore your young children who may stuck at home with you, nor can you kick your spouse out of your shared office when he or she spends half the day yapping on conference calls. But what you can do is find ways to work around those distractions.
Say your kids take up a lot of your time during the day, and understandably so. If you have a spouse or partner at home, divvy up child care responsibilities so no one is facing that burden alone. And also, capitalize on the times your kids are occupied to get your toughest tasks done. For example, if you have a young child who naps, or an older child who's entitled to an hour of TV each day, use that time to power through those assignments of yours that require the most concentration.
Source Fool.com
