Forced to work from home due to quarantine: my story – with Rob Jones

In this first episode of Working From Home, host Nelson Jordan sits down virtually with Rob Jones to discuss how quarantine is changing our relationship to work. Topics of conversation include: the future of work in a post COVID world, the pros and cons of traditional work and remote work, how offering remote positions can make a business more competitive, and other topics.

[1:19] - Rob gives an overview of his career path in the PR industry and discusses his transition to working from home
[5:22] - Rob describes how having a child led him to work from home more frequently, and why this experience made the option to work from home a requirement for his next job.
[8:50] - The best work environment is flexible and finds a way to provide options for in-person team collaboration, as well as remote work.
[13:00] - Remote work is not the ultimate answer, but is great for “deep work”.
[21:56] - Changes that we are seeing within organizations as a result of quarantine.
[27:39] - What is the future of work moving forward?
[31:57] - How working from home increases our ability to find talent and empowers people who are not able to work regular 9-5 jobs, such as new moms.
[42:16] - What have been the downsides of working from home?
[54:17] - Creative differences between the home and office environments.
[57:20] - A new desire for a variety of workspace experiences, and how this can mitigate the downsides of both remote and office work.
[1:02:34] - Challenges with receiving feedback on your work as a freelancer.

Connect with Rob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-jones-12b27223/