Working From Home Throughout The Pandemic
Whilst all of our members have remained very active over the last year, for many the pandemic has meant adjusting to working from home. In April, President Sharon led a discussion in which members shared their experiences of working from home during a pandemic. Everyone agreed that the pandemic has had a major impact on the way in which we undertook our business roles and at the start of the lockdown in March 2020, there was a very sudden change from the usual face-to-face operation to a mix of telephone and online meetings. This brought with it a number of challenges, primarily around the technology – this included having to get to grips with new software and programmes very quickly and often manage multiple screens simultaneously. There was also the concern over having a reliable and adequate internet connection. On the whole, our members were