It can be difficult to switch off from your work and maintain a healthy balance between work and life, especially if you are working remotely. Instant Offices has shared a few tips on how to unplug and rest properly during your vacation.
These tips will help you to make the transition from your home office back to the family home for the holidays.
Unplug to Enjoy Your Time Off
- Set boundaries clearly and communicate them
You should book your leave in advance, and notify those who will be most affected. Set up an automatic out-of office response in your email that clearly states the date you will be back.
- Don’t make assumptions
To achieve a good work-life balance, remote employees must have flawless communication. Talk to your colleagues and boss about what they expect from you while on leave.
- Physically unplug
Disconnecting from technology, which keeps us so busy, is a good idea. Turn off your computer and turn off email notifications on your smartphone. To distinguish between holiday and home, online work-from-home setups can be moved or packed away.
- Plan ahead
Stress from working at home is similar to the stress you would experience in an office. You may be worried about returning from holiday to a mountainous amount of emails. Make a plan that will help you prioritize your responses.
When you are on leave, it will be much easier to recharge and relax if you physically switch off while working from home. Returning to work refreshed will allow you to be more productive.
Instant Offices: Instant Offices, the largest office advisory service in the world, is dedicated to helping our clients find the perfect flexible workspace wherever they are going with their business. Our talented staff are experts in the global market for serviced offices, allowing them to provide free, unbiased advice on how to find the perfect workspace and negotiate the best possible deal for your company.
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