Around the U.S., workers face adjustments as they begin to return to the world of cubicles and conference rooms. Masks, staggered shifts, spaced-apart desks, daily health questions and closed break rooms are among the changes.
Around the U.S., office workers sent home when the coronavirus took hold in March are returning to the world of cubicles and conference rooms and facing certain adjustments: masks, staggered shifts, spaced-apart desks, daily questions about their health, closed break rooms and sanitizer everywhere.For some at least, there are also advantages, including the opportunity to share chitchat with colleagues again or the ability to get more work done.
Employees are asked to report any symptoms to a human resources director who can work with them on getting tested and quarantining themselves.“I found that I was surprisingly more productive than I thought I would be working from home, but ultimately decided to come back. I live alone, and I was missing the social interaction,” she said.“I’m an interior designer, and I’m used to picking finishes and materials with a whole resource library here I didn’t have access to,” she said.
But a surge in cases in Georgia led to another shutdown at the end of June. Now employees come in only if they absolutely need to, said Dawn Evans, human resources manager. Steve Spinner, an accountant in Chicago, went back in June when his office started letting people return. He takes a commuter train into work and has to ride the elevator to the 27th floor. But he said for him it’s the best option.
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