Sebuah Catatan Digital

Pandemi memaksa kita bekerja dari rumah. Mungkin sebagian nyaman dengan cara kerja remote seperti ini, sebagian lain mungkin berjuang balancing antara tanggung jawab profesional dan tanggung jawab domestik. Mendampingi anak sekolah sambil monitor tim, dan mungkin sambil juggling other family demands . Banyak juga di antara mereka bisa jadi enggan mencampur kehidupan personal dan profesional.  Sebelum pandemi, para pekerja bisa memisahkan kehidupan pribadi dan profesional. Tapi sekarang, bekerja dari ruang privat di rumah dan melakukan pekerjaan atau profesi kita secara jarak jauh, mungkin bagi yang tak terbiasa akan kurang fokus. Lagi meeting tiba-tiba anak tantrum. Sedang menulis email penting tiba-tiba hewan piaraan naik ke atas meja dan menginjak laptop.  in between baby sitter, school tutor, and corporate slave Saya cukup mengerti kondisi semacam ini ketika kita sulit memisahkan antara kehidupan pribadi dan kehidupan profesional. Work-life balance memang penting. Tapi, saya juga

As a corporate slave, I was very excited anytime I got any assignment to travel. To have a business trip was such a gift amid the routine we have behind our desk. Whether in my previous company mass media industry, or my current company. As a journalist I used to travel a lot. In my current company as well.  Like many of you, I haven't been on a train, plane, etc since March. We cancel our events and another trip plans. Due to my fear of contracting the virus, I also canceled family end year vacation plan.   But then, since the Covid vaccine produced and distributed and given us hope and a light at the end of what has seemed to be never-ending tunnel, people begin to assume that travel is safer now. As long as they are doing the protocols. Such swab test, masker on, wash hand frequently, and disinfect anytime they probably could.  Travel is on everyone's mind right now. So do on my office mate and teammate mind. Earlier this month, we were planning to have a kick-off meeting in