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Testimonial N°2/bad practice

Thematic Concentration. Struggle to focus and to pay attention, especially in
mentally demanding tasks.

Name of the worker (Anonymous)
(it can be anonymous)

Country Spain

Occupation Marketing officer

0. Problematic “In my case, I have been working remotely for a few years now, in
situation in my job/my different companies, and it is generally ok. I don’t have to commute to
organisation regarding the office and therefore I don’t need to have my lunch sitting in the car,
flexible work which is a big plus. At the minute, we came back to working in the
office and we telework only one day a week. Depending on the task, I
actually prefer it. Now that I have arranged a room to convert it into
my office, it really helps me when I need a little bit of silence to draft or
analyse. Before this, I really struggled to concentrate or to stay focus,
mainly because of my daughter. She is now 2 and this has definitely
been my biggest challenge. If it might be difficult for some family
members to understand and respect your working hours, imagine for a
toddler.”

B. How do you “As I said earlier, this situation has improved the moment I was able to
think the allocate a space for my own that created a mental but also physical
situation could obstacle. Of course, my partner is there to help me make this work. For
be improved? other people experiencing similar situations, I believe this is the most
convenient solution. I can’t think of anything the company can do to
support you if the source of distraction lives under your same roof.
Now, when it comes to adults I think respecting each other’s times and
spaces is something we have to learn as a society. We have to slow
down, gain more patience and realise that not everyone is available at
the same time and that not everything is urgent.”

References on https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/788/78817024008.pdf
the topic
https://krisp.ai/blog/remote-work-distraction-tips/

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/distractions-and-the-downsides-
to-working-from-home/