De-confinement at work continues, with the publication this week of a new health protocol applicable in companies. The rules soften, but we continue to favor telework, perhaps in a sustainable way, says our guest Guilaine Royer, retired work psychologist.
Employees were productive during containment
The situation is unprecedented in companies, it is an understatement to say it. We learn every day to live with the threat of the coronavirus, even in open spaces. But one thing is certain: during confinement, telework scored points according to Guilaine Royer: “it seems to me that there are an interest in teleworking, people discovered it in the improvement of their daily life. In the United States, there are already companies that. It’s not necessarily the mentality in France, but still, some big French companies discovered the interest of teleworking, and it undoubtedly participated in restore confidence in the ability of their employees to work independently, which was not the case before. There is a kind of lack of confidence on the part of employers towards employees, infantilization. While, on the contrary, the figures show, the employees have been productive. ”
Employers also benefit
The question is whether everything it will lastr. In any case there is a certain interest in teleworking, and not only for employees, notes Guilaine Royer. “It has aroused anyway even if only a curiosity of companies who also see their interest in it: that of savings in daily operations, electricity, heating!”
So should we fear for the future of our human relations at work, the famous discussion of the coffee machine with colleagues? Things are not always so idyllic, recalls Guilaine Royer. “It is sometimes difficult, especially for people in open space, there is noise, proximity, there are also disadvantages to being with others! Now there are now enough IT tools for the meetings can be done by interposed screens. This does not prevent there are, for example, two or three days of telework, and the rest of the week face-to-face, which indeed makes it possible to meet. moreover, to have more interest in meeting. ”
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