• 16/11/2022
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How to master business etiquette. Homeoffice pitfalls and bonuses<

The unfortunate consequence of the use of English where it is not appropriate or necessary, by those who do not understand the language in detail, is that the general part of the world (except, of course, countries where English is the national language) has turned the noble room into a miserable institution . A home office in the truest sense of the word is a tool with which corporate lawyers have cleared the leased floors of office buildings. And they sent people to "houmofis". Something like a "hospital", a "funeral" or a "dove".

And maybe that's where the imaginary dog ​​is buried. Workers who suddenly find themselves at home without general preparations or even home improvements apply similar habits to the "houmofisa" as if they were at home. Laptop on your knees, seated in a sofa. Wearing pulled-up sweatpants and tattered flip-flops, those fashion scouts or rubber slippers with the name of the manufacturer, one part of which is on the left and the other on the right slipper. A t-shirt for home with a yogurt or toothpaste stain and a homemade hairstyle as the crown of everything. Or also all day in bed, with your back against the pillow and on the bedside table a package with crumbs from a candy bar to help you "think" and rings from drinks, like a tangle of three Audi logos. Home office.

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Work from home has its own name in English, which much better expresses what is wanted from an individual: WFH, work from home, práce z domova. Until recently, Friday was the most common day, on which the weekly rests can be processed in the office at home, in the above-mentioned "home office". Please do not confuse WFH with "homeworking", which is an activity reserved for less qualified individuals who sew, thread or assemble something at home, most often on the kitchen or dining table.

I rarely succumb to the urge to take a shortcut. Just to clarify: If the sidewalk leads from place A to place C along segments "a" and "b", for example, I don't walk across the grass along segment "c". I admit that often sidewalk designers try to plan the footpaths in a strange way, but that doesn't motivate me to step on someone's flower bed and get my shoes dirty in the process. Similarly, I also write articles. I'm not trying to offer the tried-and-true "twelve guaranteed steps to the ultimate winter outfit" or "five proven ways to pack it." Therefore, please do not understand the following list differently than a more densely structured article. However, I will give you an idea of ​​what it would be like to read an article titled "5 + 1 Rules of Etiquette for Working from Home".

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Time - Start your work every day at the same time, which you also announce to your colleagues at work. If it is common for you to "normally" start at 9:00 a.m. and you can do this even with an hour-long journey during the morning rush hour or crowded public transport, it is advisable that you should also be at home by 9:00 a.m. at the latest. You have long since finished your morning coffee, have a sufficient supply of water and a fixed schedule according to the calendar. Allow each of your colleagues or clients to feel comfortable when they call you around 9:00 a.m. A sleepy voice certainly sounds different than a voice from work. Similarly, pay attention to the end of working hours, and if you manage everything, close your laptop (which among us is just another "pasquil" and an old "English name" for a laptop) at six or five. Every day the same.

How to master business etiquette. Pitfalls and bonuses homeoffice

Hygiene - It's quite possible that you couldn't help but read my article on the hygiene of male business teams in the last issue of this magazine. I recommend. That's why I'll leave body hygiene out of the extensive description and write that working from home is work, and we adjust our appearance to work. Perfectly. However, here I am referring to mental hygiene and eating habits. Work easily for three times three hours if you enjoy the work. However, take a break between these "triads" for a good, healthy meal and a half-hour walk. I don't mean a pizza from a nearby place or a walk to the fridge and back. Change your shoes, get dressed and go out for lunch, change the wallpaper, rest your eyes, back and nerves. Leave your cell phone at home. The world won't fall apart if you're out of touch for two hours.

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Clothes – I will replace the clothing monsters mentioned in the introduction with tips on clothing for work conducted from home. Since you are at work, choose work clothes. If you belong to the "guild" of casually dressed office mice, light chinos, a perfect shirt or an ironed polo will certainly be appropriate at home. Those of you who follow my advice and don't go to work without a jacket (meaning naked), keep it hanging next to you and ready to hang on a hanger. When an online meeting with colleagues starts, you just throw it on yourself and calmly and respectfully switch the camera to "on". The jokingly mentioned "whoop up and whoop down" is dysfunctional. In tracksuits and a shirt with a tie, you look like a mess in front of you.

Space – With your long-established personal brand in mind, make sure the background you sit in front of is appropriate. A bright wall without pictures works great. And also without mice or stuffed animals, if there is only one free place left for you in the children's room. It also looks inappropriate if you have a shelf full of junk and useless things behind you, especially if you can see that they are damaged or non-functional. Or a mess. There is also certainly no need for you to style the space as for the New Year's speech of (another) president. It is very inappropriate to have a window behind you that will make you a gray silhouette on other people's monitors. A shadow without facial expressions and eye movement. Glass doors have a similar effect.

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Camera height - A really nasty look down into your nostrils. The camera, usually placed much lower than the center of your face, makes your head look like a horse, including its nostrils. If you are taking notes on a laptop or PC, turn on the transmission of the meeting via your mobile phone. Position it so that its lens is at the same height as your eyes. This is approximately 45 cm above a regular table top. This is where the stand pays off. The Czech do-it-yourselfer, dormant in almost every one of you, can certainly cope with silver technical tape and a mobile phone stuck to the window frame.

Bonus – Respect, respect, empathy and tact are the ingredients from which even the best soup of domestic business etiquette is cooked in the right proportion. Be respectful of others and don't call them on business in the evening just because you see them online. Don't interrupt others when you all have the right to speak. If you are present at an online meeting, webinar or other meeting, focus only on that and forget about the mobile phone or the "clock under the bench". Alcohol, even though it's in the fridge a few meters away from you, has no business in your bloodstream during working hours. Be punctual, meticulous and hardworking.

The article was first published in November 2020 in Formen magazine.