\n\tYou may have to offer your employees tips on how to seek solitude with people around. My sister has her husband and her five-year-old at home with her. She has to home-school her child and manage distractions from her husband, all while getting her work done. Her apartment is small, with only two bedrooms. What advice would you have for an employee in her predicament? Can solitude be found and savored in such an environment?<\/p>\n

\n\tYou also might need to offer resources related to keeping spirits up in enforced solitude and down time. As much as I love alone time, the disruption from my usual routines can be disheartening. Despite taking a long walk every day, I miss the routine of getting ready for work and walking to the office, being in my workplace neighborhood, and then walking home at night, stopping to run errands along the way. Many of the stores in New York City, where I live (and the epicenter of the outbreak) are closing early due to less foot traffic and fewer employees willing to expose themselves to germs. That means the stress of having to not only do all of my work, but make sure all of my errands are complete before 6 p.m. Fortunately, the drugstores are keeping their regular hours—for now. <\/p>\n

\n\tCould e-learning on time management also come in handy? That course could be offered in a synchronous virtual classroom environment with colleagues, but as long as you’re getting employees used to solitary work, why not continue the trend? The more practice employees get working independently, the stronger your workforce will be after the pandemic is over and many of us are crammed once again into our open-office accommodations. <\/p>\n

\n\tWhat resources are you offering employees to help them optimize their new, solitary work environment, or find solitude in a crowded home?<\/p>\n

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