What’s the hardest thing about your work environment?

When I worked in the open plan office it was noise, smells and hot desking'. Now I mostly work from home it is sudden changes and new expectations.

When I worked in the open plan office it was noise, smells and hot desking'. Now I mostly work from home it is sudden changes and new expectations.

Hot desking is terrible. I used to work somewhere that had a booking system, but hardly anyone used it properly, so even if you booked a desk there was always a good chance someone would be sitting at it when you arrived. And if you got there early to make sure you got your desk you were at the mercy of who sat next to you (I have a thing about germs, and found it super stressful when someone with a cough or cold would sit beside me, back in the days when turning up to work unwell was seen as heroic). 

Working from home has revolutionised things! Constant emails and messages, meetings being moved and the ‘have you got 5 minutes for a chat’ requests are still a nightmare though.