Author Archives:Pat Fernandes

Working from home has become the new norm for many office workers. At this stage in the game, most people have adjusted to the daily grind of getting up and walking down the hall to what’s become their makeshift or temporary home office/workspace. Now that the province of Ontario is gearing up to slowly re-open […]

With businesses slowly opening back up as more people get vaccinated, it looks like hybrid office solutions are the wave of the future. Many office workers are opting to split their time working in the office and working from home, which makes sense now that they know they’re fully capable of doing both. As long […]

The vast majority of employees who have made the shift to working from home over the course of the pandemic would probably claim that they’ve managed to maintain the same level of productivity as when they were working from the office. Employers, on the other hand, tell a different story. Making the switch to working […]

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, companies have had to make ongoing adjustments in compliance with ever-changing government guidelines and health and safety protocols. One of the changes companies are adopting in a post-pandemic world is a hybrid office solution that entails allowing employees to come into the office on a rotational basis. Hybrid office solutions allow […]

Over the past year, many office workers have adapted to working remotely. Few are ready to fully abandon the prospect of working from home to return to the office full-time, so there has to be a middle-ground to accommodate their needs and concerns. Advanced and secure cloud-based technology has made it possible for more office […]

While working from home or a remote location certainly has its advantages such as not having to commute into the office every single day, there are also a few major concerns and drawbacks to consider. One of the biggest concerns a lot of freelancers and remote workers have to contend with is the growing threat […]

Over the course of the past year, many people have gotten used to working from the comfort of their own homes and cultivating their private routines. As the promise of a variety of COVID-19 vaccines looms in the air, however, a lot of companies are gearing up for the return of their full-time office employees. […]

Working remotely isn’t exactly a new concept. Countless employees who are capable of working from home or who have to travel for work have been doing so successfully for years. However, in the past, the number of in-office workers always outweighed the number of remote workers by fairly wide margins. Now, because of the pandemic […]

Working from home has a lot of perks. Since you don’t have to commute to the office or jobsite every day, you can sleep in right up until your shift begins. You can take on a “business on top, party on the bottom” type of attitude like many remote workers are doing during the pandemic. […]

Before the pandemic hit, videoconferencing was already a fairly common means of communication for remote workers across different industries. In the midst of the pandemic, however, it’s become one of the most prevalent and convenient means of communicating with coworkers and, on a more personal note, family members and friends. Despite the fact that you’re […]