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Revisiting How Hybrid Work Impacts My Writing

| November 14, 2022

In September, I posted about a return to hybrid work (some days in the office, some days working from home) and how it was likely to impact my writing. Now that I’ve been doing this pretty regularly for a couple of months, I have more insights. Working in the office, along with the commute, is […]

The Balancing Act of Hybrid Work and Writing

| September 19, 2022

My day job has recently implemented our hybrid work plan, in which we work from both the office and home, depending on our position and needs. For me, that means that most weeks, I work from the office three days and from home two days. (My schedule is slightly flexible because my editing work is […]

Returning to the Office and Writing

| April 25, 2022

It’s been almost two years since I’ve worked in the physical office for more than one day a week. But as the company I work for moves toward a hybrid work plan, in which I’ll be working from the office two days a week, I’m finding I have to re-learn what it’s like to write […]

A Year at Home

| March 15, 2021

Roughly a year ago, the company I work for made the call for all of its employees to work from home, as a result of the increasing spread of COVID-19. We thought it would be a short stint of work from home, but for us, it’s been a year, and there’s no clear sign of […]

Balancing Writing with a Work From Home Job

| March 30, 2020

When I’m working in the office, I’m able to draw a solid line between work and writing. I can get a little bit of writing stuff done in the morning before my work day starts, and during my lunch break. But now that I’m working from home full-time (and have been for a couple of […]