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One thing that a lot of people miss of being in office physically is the easy access to a casual conversation. Working from home, we could still just send a quick message to start a conversation, but it's not really the same as just walking up to someone with warm greetings. We may have to wait for a long time before we could conjure up our virtual presence, like what it is like in the latest season of the West World. The good news is that we still have a few options to make up for this.  One option we have is to create a "chat room" that is not intended for a specific purpose (no, this is not what it is! ) We have new tools such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, etc. This is basically just trying to imitate what it is like of being in the office cafe by creating a space where people are free to join and chat randomly on various things, just like if this is actually in office physically. As there is no specific topic or agenda, it gives more flexibility to discuss and gives more...

The starting of a new era - large-scale remote working triggered by the coronavirus - has come to everyone’s surprise. The side effect of an epidemic might be a signal for a revolution at the workplace. This is a good opportunity to show the employers that working from home or remote working arrangement is feasible, or even no less efficient than the traditional face-to-face office working arrangement. This is also an occasion for the employees to reflect upon how much they could really accomplish if they have more freedom to choose what to do and when to do it. The time may finally arrive one day when no one is bounded by a contract to just one company. Everyone will be more like a freelancer, offering services to different companies on the market, and free to choose. Companies will no longer need to have a standard payroll, and they could only hire when they need. Everyone will be like a business on their own, and their own ability is their own brand. What will come will be fasci...