No, I do not mean going out in the evening or weekend and meeting friends, I am talking about one of the changes I am getting used to by working from home. We all know how productive we are (not) in the office, with so many people around us and the endless meetings. I used to come in very early so I would have a couple of hours of uninterrupted work. But talking to people, basic interactions, gossiping in the kitchen, going out for lunch are all missing now that I am at home. I can work harder, I can work whenever I want to and go out and do other stuff during what was once defined work hours, but I do not interact with my workmates. That’s not quite true of course as I do occasionally talk to someone on the phone.
About once every two weeks I go to contract number 1 (my previous place of employment) and make sure that all the documents on the server are the latest versions. Today was one of those days, and I thoroughly enjoyed the gossiping and going out to lunch with good friends.
Is it possible to lose one’s social skills? I think you can, and so I must remember to be sociable from time to time. It is so easy to get lost in work, or a good book, or TV.
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