“Teleworking has saved me around 1.5 hours of life!” “The prospect of returning to work in the office depresses me greatly.” “It is not conceivable to go back to the model which preceded the pandemic, it would mean that we have not retained anything in terms of the evolution of working conditions.”
The opinions are almost unanimous. Following our call for evidence on the potential “end” of 100% teleworking and the return to the office recommended by the government from June 9 (via the new health protocol posted last week), the messages received by our editorial staff all display a fear of going back to the old professional world.
“This flashback is catastrophic for me“
And “a minimum number of telework days per week for activities which allow it” should remain in force in some companies according to official recommendations, teleworking five days a week should no longer remain the rule from Wednesday, more or less the end of this third long confinement. And that does not seem to enchant you.
“This year has allowed me to completely reorganize my daily life, to be both much more productive and focused on my work, and to take much better care of my health”, specifies Hannah, a resident of Nice, who explains being “vulnerable public”. “This flashback is catastrophic for me.”
“Less trips mean less fuel used”
For many office workers who have been reorganizing their lives for almost a year and a half around the various restrictions, returning to the office is a nightmare. Whether it is because of the fear of the virus, the idea of wasting time in transport or because of the stress generated by living in community.
“Two children to drop off at 8:30 am at school before going to Sophia Antipolis, that corresponds to a minimum of 45 minutes to cover the 15 km which separate my home from my place of work, the same on the way back”, complains Christelle, from Roquefort-les-Pins. “With telecommuting, I can do the same trip in less than 10 minutes.” “Less travel means less fuel used, therefore a better quality of life”, confirms Michel, inhabitant of Fréjus. “Coming back to the office will increase the risk of a road accident, as well as the stress of Covid.”
The “meaning” of work called into question
“I confirm that the idea of returning to an office is a real ordeal, without any interest for me”, asserts Christophe, who wrote to us from his home in Mougins. “Not even to mention the hours spent in traffic, I have no desire to go back to sterile meetings.” Because beyond its practical aspects, teleworking has also raised the question of the organization and the “meaning” of work.
“With a context that has slowly become favorable again to working in an agency, companies which had allowed their employees to telework now take into account the opinions of all”, concludes Jérémy.
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