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Positive side of "Work From Home"

"Right state of mind is an extremely important trigger to support, sustain and scale up remote work or WFH." In this COVID-19 pandemic situation, companies all over the world allow their employees to work from home. Initially many employers were facing problems while giving employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works. As this WFH is a part of our life now, I thought to start a series of WFH related blogs that might be helpful to other employees as well as the candidate who is going to be a part of corporate life. In this blog, I am going to tell you the positive side of working from home that I observed over the last 1.5 years. 1. Better Work-Life balance A lot of work that can be done remotely nowad...

What I've learned in my 3 years as a Software Engineer

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss I just completed my three full years as a software engineer and it absolutely flew by. Along the way, I learned a lot hence I wanted to take some time to reflect on it and share a few important things that I've learned as a Software engineer. 1. Turning Problems into Learning Opportunities Things are always going to go wrong, but there’s always an opportunity to learn from mistakes and then not make the same mistakes again in the future. We don’t control everything around us and there is no need to feel guilty when unexpected and unwanted situations appear. The art of turning a problem into an opportunity is a skill that can be learned by mind practice, clear thinking, by developing focus and acceptance. Look at the things you can change, calculate the odds and analyze your chances. Accept the situation the way it is without exaggerating it and making the pr...