Off-Site Employees

Off site employees can be a useful addition to your bustling team or a managing nightmare. In this blog, we will be explaining the intricacies of working from home. 

Loneliness is one of the most common complaints about remote work, with employees missing the social interaction of an office setting. It is thought that individuals may suffer from isolation, particularly if they do not have opportunities to connect with others in their remote-work environment. However, over a longer period of time, isolation can cause any employee to feel less “belonging” to their organization, and can even result in increased intention to leave the company 

Contribute regularly to team chats/group emails so off site workers don’t drop off the radar. Ask about what people are working on and share what’s on your plate. Being physically separated means they miss important changes in the business or procrastinate. 

Managers may be concerned and even frustrated to lose the visibility with employees, but don’t respond by micromanaging. That will only disengage and fatigue already stressed employees. Have a reasonable amount of trust in employees. This tends to come naturally after workers show a sense of reliability within the business. 

It’s important to make sure remote workers can participate in your culture and feel a part of your company. This requires thought and planning. Even a little bit of face-to-face time is beneficial, you should arrange for remote workers to join in a team activity or meeting. Using teams or any video call software is a wonderful way to ensure workers can comfortably ask for help and for managers to suitably check up on progression.