{"id":15334,"date":"2021-06-07T09:52:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T07:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=15334"},"modified":"2021-06-07T10:12:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T08:12:21","slug":"home-or-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2021\/06\/home-or-office\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]Home or office?[:af]Tuis of kantoor?[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[:en]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2021\/06\/chris_benson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/> If the past year has taught us anything, it&#8217;s that working from home is entirely feasible &#8211; depending on the type of job you have, of course. Many companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/372869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">have opted to allow their staff to work from home <\/span><\/a>even after the pandemic. Opinions on whether this is a good idea are vast and varied.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-06-01\/return-to-office-employees-are-quitting-instead-of-giving-up-work-from-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US news outlet, Bloomberg,<\/a> cited that, according to a survey, 39% of US employees would consider quitting their jobs if required to return to work and many already have. Similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/employees-are-ready-to-do-what-it-takes-to-keep-working-from-home?taid=60b89d9b5e8aaf000138adcd&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">PC Mag reported on<\/span><\/a> the willingness of employees to switch jobs in order to keep working from home.<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about going back to the office? Has working from home changed your perception of the office? Would you feel safe going back? We would love to know what you think. Please email us at <a href=\"mailto:bitsbytes@sun.ac.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">bitsbytes@sun.ac.za<\/span><\/a>. Your comments will be treated as anonymous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More articles on the topic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/400227-no-back-to-work-for-south-african-tech-companies.html\">No \u201cback to work\u201d for South African tech companies (<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/400227-no-back-to-work-for-south-african-tech-companies.html\">Mybroadband)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Image by Chris Benson via Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[:af]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2021\/06\/chris_benson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As die afgelope jaar ons een ding geleer het is dit dat om van die huis af te werk heeltemal doenbaar is &#8211; afhangende van jou tipe werk natuurlik. Heelwat maatskappye het intussen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/372869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">besluit om hulle personeel tuis te laat werk,<\/a>\u00a0selfs na die pandemie. Opinies oor die toekoms van kantoorgebaseerde werk is wyd en uiteenlopend.<\/p>\n<p>Vro\u00eber die week het die\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-06-01\/return-to-office-employees-are-quitting-instead-of-giving-up-work-from-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amerikaanse nuusagentskap, Bloomberg,<\/a>\u00a0verwys na `n meningsopname wat aangedui het dat 39% van Amerikaanse werknemers eerder sal bedank as om terug te keer kantoor toe.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/employees-are-ready-to-do-what-it-takes-to-keep-working-from-home?taid=60b89d9b5e8aaf000138adcd&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC Mag het `n soortgelyke artikel publiseer<\/a>\u00a0oor werknemers se bereidwilligheid om van werk te verander sodat hulle steeds tuis kan werk.<\/p>\n<p>Hoe voel jy daaroor om terug te gaan kantoor toe? Het die afgelope paar maande jou persepsie oor die kantoor verander? Sal jy veilig voel om terug te gaan kantoor toe? Ons wil graag weet wat jy hieroor dink, so stuur asb. vir ons e-pos by\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bitsbytes@sun.ac.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bitsbytes@sun.ac.za<\/a>. Ons sal jou kommentaar as anoniem hanteer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nog artikels oor di\u00e9 onderwerp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/400227-no-back-to-work-for-south-african-tech-companies.html\">No \u201cback to work\u201d for South African tech companies (Mybroadband)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Foto: Chris Benson via Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[:]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[:en] If the past year has taught us anything, it&#8217;s that working from home is entirely feasible &#8211; depending on the type of job you have, of course. Many companies have opted to allow their staff to work from home even after the pandemic. 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