暖冬cool夏
這裏一年四季溫暖如春，沒有酷暑沒有嚴寒......
在家上班到今天已經整整半年了，一直沒有一個比較完整的記錄，對比起別人的日記，周記，月記，我這個，就算是半年一記吧！
今年吃到的唯一一顆後院的百香果。留個影。
As we were approaching the seventh month of working from home, I got an email from the company, seeking our advice of continuing working remotely, and what the company can do to help out those in need. I later heard that our office leases are expiring and that the executives plan to size down the office space. I believe this will be hailed as a good decision, a welcome move most employees favor. A recent HR survey on August 21 shows that out of 69% respondents, 92% employees enjoy working from home. As surprised as the result may sound, it speaks volume of our preferences.
While we see no end of this pandemic, people and companies are voluntarily and involuntarily changing their way of doing businesses. What would have previously seemed a bit bizarre of remote working is now becoming a norm, as more employees settle into routines. More importantly, the business owners are accepting it. In my company, it is a big leap from first suspiciously following suit, to now proactively endorsing it. On September 9, HR issued a Telework Program Policy, telling us that each eligible employee will be reimbursed monthly with $25 cell phone expense, and $25 equipment connectivity fee, retroactively to March 2020. Then on September 12, a surprise gift of a Snackbox was delivered to our doorsteps. Small the gift is, I remember the day with warmth and joy swelling in my heart.
Though the workplace is only ten- minute- drive from home, working remotely still makes differences. I don’t have to dress up in the mornings. I can nap 20-30 minutes at home on a comfy bed. I cook three meals every day, tending to his weak stomach. I don’t have to worry about my little watchful boss lurking behind me. I can do my readings in the down time, and once in a while going downstairs or backyard for a stroll or a breath. But whenever an urgent request comes, I overtime at night, never missing any work or deadline. It is true that telecommuting may has blurred the start and end of working hour, but we have at our hands the freedom of tackling the fixed workload at our preferred pace without much interference.
I don’t know what our reactions will be once the lockdown is lifted, and we are asked to go back to the office. Some of my co-workers live in a suburban area, hours’ drive away. In order to avoid the traffic, they get up five or six in the mornings. I remember one of them once told me that how hard it was to get up in the dark and drive in the cold in winter. In my team, I have a coworker who has three kids. Two elder ones are in the elementary school, and the youngest one, less than one year old, is in daycare. Each month, the daycare and after school expenses alone exceed $2000. Will people like them wish that the clock will never be turned back?
暖冬周末快樂！
我也喜歡在家上班，不過工作需要現在每周會去公司兩次左右。你們公司寄的零食禮盒很有人情味！
祝好！
說說我的得意的減重經驗吧：幾個月前這裏的理發館終於重新開門，我一舉告別若幹磅。 :-)
我們每天上班也是要turn on Skype,所以你在不在線上都可以看見，當然你可以坐在電腦前不幹活。我的小老板也是很喜歡micromanagement,好像錢是從她口袋了掏出來的。但是我們的owner人特別好。在家上班要是忙一點不合算了。但是也是沒有辦法。有些時候能推就推，不要逼自己，就是一份工作。周末了，忙了一星期了，好好休息吧。周末快樂!
希望早日正常回歸：））
暖冬有一點我有類似的體會，你說讀了6本書，如果不寫讀書筆記就會忘，我類似，出門旅遊，如果不及時記錄下來，時間一長也全忘了：））
暖冬辦事細致又有條理，要向你學習，實在話：））
暖冬周末快樂！
應該說，回頭看，不應該阻止女兒去，但是當時的情況大家都害怕的，人背後不長眼啊。讓你女兒回來吧，加州冬天不冷，陽光這麽好，窩著紐約當然回來好啊，而且人生能有幾次這樣的機會。希望你們全家早日團聚。謝謝迪兒留言，周末快樂!
人生的好多決定，隻能回頭看的時候，才可能看到對錯。
“有時候在想，我們這些員工在老板眼裏是不是就像是會下蛋的雞啊。原本關在cube裏，以為圈養更便於管理的，有一天發現，散養也挺好，不僅費用降低了，不用燈光，不用空調，雞蛋每天照樣下，雞們還感覺更自由更開心。所以，何樂而不為呢:))”
冬妹妹的這段總結很精辟。我們公司的租房合約明年九月到期，公司也在征求大家在家工作的感受。我們部門的同事都提議，以後不需要Cubic了，可以擴大實驗室，每人有足夠的實驗室空間對大家更實用。
我最近在鼓動女兒回來一趟，不知能否實現，不過兒子疫情後一直在家，對我來說是難得的奢侈。
Also I would like to apologize for my being one-sided or stubborn (too) in my last comment. People ARE different, and as far as we are doing what we enjoy and what we think are good for us, physically or mentally, there is really no point of asking others to align with us. You are such a disciplined, diligent and resilient person that you have all my respect and admiration. Thank you for the good usage of "breathe down the neck". I just came across a good sentence too, to share with you here. " Yet the disaster may have an upside." Thank you for your visit, and have a great weekend!
百香果你一定是在飲料裏喝到過。果子從青變成這樣。
是的，進門容易出門難，不過人是有彈性的，要生存就要學會變通。希望你今天的結果一切都好。祝周末好！
I too enjoyed working remote although I do miss face-to-face with people.
> As surprised as the result may sound
"surprising" is better here.
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我也習慣了在家，省下路上的時間，都在文城裏玩耍了。
暖冬家真是百果園，還有百香果！
省了化妝，省了每天換一套衣服，省了油錢，省。省。省。
反倒學會了孤獨，並享受著孤獨。
要是電腦上的掃毒程序能掃掃新冠病毒就好了。
這些零食是公司送的，一盒子裏麵的美國食物，那天正巧給女兒寄火龍果，就順便把其中的2/3轉寄給她了。這是我不是太愛吃，還是瓜子好吃:)我們在家上班可沒有那麽自由，離開電腦都可以track的:) 忘了寫這段了。謝謝菲兒，周末快樂!
遛狗的鄰居是寫得挺有趣的，狗的脾氣跟主人差不多呀，哈哈～
在家上班挺好，自由，靈活，隻要把事情幹完就行。中午還可以一起走步。：）
有些本來就在家上班的人，就沒啥變化吧，哈哈哈。。。
暖冬也愛吃零食啊，我也是，但更多的中國零食。最近在想法戒。
我在北京吃過百香果，用它泡水喝。
你們公司很人性化。