The video of a woman living in Delhi is becoming increasingly viral, in which she has shown such an aspect of the lives of people working from home, with which millions of people can relate. In the video, he humorously told that people who work from home are often not taken as seriously by their families as people who go to office every day. This is the reason why his video quickly went viral and people also started sharing their experiences in the comment section.
Heena posted this video on her Instagram account @heena.yaar. At the very beginning of the video, she says something on which many people are smiling and agreeing. She says that her brother’s salary is less than her, but he gets more respect at home. The only reason is that he gets ready and goes to office every morning, whereas I work from home. Heena says that people think that the person who is at home is not actually working but resting.
WFH is challenging
Heena says that the biggest difficulty of those who work from home is that their work is often taken lightly. Family members feel that opening the laptop and doing some work is not a big deal. Many times they also have to ask who pays them to stay at home. According to him, people do not understand that online meetings, constant calls, deadlines and working in front of a computer for hours is as challenging as working in an office.
He explained the difference between his and his brother’s working style. In which his brother leaves for office every morning at the appointed time and returns by evening. On the other hand, Heena says that her work starts from early morning and sometimes continues till late night. This means that their working hours become much longer than in the office. Despite this, the family members feel that she is at home the whole day, hence she can easily fulfill other household responsibilities.
Heena says that the biggest disadvantage of working while staying at home is that people feel that you are present all the time. If a guest comes to the house, he is the first one to be welcomed. They are told to make tea, give water or take care of the guests. If he says that he has a meeting going on, the reply he gets is that the meeting will take place later also, take care of the guests first. It is not easy to explain to family members that online meetings are as important as office meetings.
need equal respect
He also shared an interesting thing about his attire. Heena says that people going to office wear good clothes every day, hence looking at them it seems that they are really going to work. But people working from home often wear comfortable clothes. Many times I wore one thing above and something else below. Only the upper part is visible in the camera, so it does not matter what is worn underneath. She laughs at this and says that her top and pajama are sometimes of different colours.
Heena says that the reality is completely different from how easy people think work from home is. Constantly sitting in front of a screen, attending one meeting after another, completing work on time and being available online all the time is mentally tiring. But because all this happens inside the house, people watching from outside think that it does not take much effort.
He also told that many of his friends also think that working from home would be very comfortable. People often say that you stay at home, you must be getting a lot of rest. But Heena says that the reality is completely different. According to him, office-goers have a clear boundary between work and personal life. After the office is over, they return home and the work is largely finished there. Whereas in work from home this limit almost disappears. Many times the laptop remains open till late night and work continues.
Heena jokingly said that sometimes she feels as if there is no such thing as a holiday. People think that staying at home means taking rest, but the truth is that along with work, household responsibilities also have to be fulfilled. In such a situation, one does not know when the day starts and ends.
People liked this video of his because it was not only a joke, but also a truth which millions of people working from home feel every day. Commenting on the video, a large number of users said that exactly the same thing happens to them. Someone wrote that the family members feel that sitting on the laptop means sitting idle, while someone said that even in the midst of online meetings, they are called to do small and big household tasks.
This video of Heena reminds us that work is work, whether it is done sitting on an office chair or from a room in the house. In the changing times, the ways of working have definitely changed, but the hard work and responsibilities remain the same. In such a situation, it is as important to respect the time and work of those working from home as it is for the employees who go to office every day.
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