Sarah Yunits checks her daughter Ada’s homework while Cora waits her turn and father Conor Yunits takes a work call at their home in Brockton, Massachusetts, on March 19. Working from home has been a boon to many during the pandemic but has also posed personal and professional challenges during the transition. Photo: Getty Images
Sarah Yunits checks her daughter Ada’s homework while Cora waits her turn and father Conor Yunits takes a work call at their home in Brockton, Massachusetts, on March 19. Working from home has been a boon to many during the pandemic but has also posed personal and professional challenges during the transition. Photo: Getty Images
Richard Harris
Opinion

Opinion

The View by Richard Harris

Coronavirus response: Working from home forces firms to evolve practices

  • Working from home has its challenges but could also bring an end to outdated attitudes at firms that still equate time in the office with productivity
  • Shift to remote working is leaving behind younger and less experienced employees who would normally expect to receive mentoring from their older colleagues

Richard Harris
Richard Harris

Updated: 4:23am, 24 Jul, 2020

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Sarah Yunits checks her daughter Ada’s homework while Cora waits her turn and father Conor Yunits takes a work call at their home in Brockton, Massachusetts, on March 19. Working from home has been a boon to many during the pandemic but has also posed personal and professional challenges during the transition. Photo: Getty Images
Sarah Yunits checks her daughter Ada’s homework while Cora waits her turn and father Conor Yunits takes a work call at their home in Brockton, Massachusetts, on March 19. Working from home has been a boon to many during the pandemic but has also posed personal and professional challenges during the transition. Photo: Getty Images
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