{"id":8945,"date":"2023-01-26T08:35:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/octapull.com\/?p=8945"},"modified":"2024-09-16T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T08:18:35","slug":"how-did-we-experience-remote-work-model-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/how-did-we-experience-remote-work-model-2023","title":{"rendered":"How Did We Experience the Remote Work Model"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Only two years ago, the remote work model was wishful thinking for most of us. It was generally overlooked and downgraded due to several misjudgments before the pandemic. And then it came so fast that we suddenly found ourselves working at our coffee table at home.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">H\u0131zl\u0131 Eri\u015fim Men\u00fcs\u00fc<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/how-did-we-experience-remote-work-model-2023\/#From_Teams_Aspect\" >From Teams Aspect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/how-did-we-experience-remote-work-model-2023\/#Remote_Working_On_an_Individual_Level\" >Remote Working On an Individual Level<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/how-did-we-experience-remote-work-model-2023\/#Remote_Work_Model_For_Businesses\" >Remote Work Model For Businesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all the differences between each company and each person, everyone somehow adapted to working remotely, but it didn\u2019t go the same way for everyone. <strong>While some enjoyed the flexibility and the efficiency that the <a href=\"https:\/\/octapull.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-increase-employee-engagement-for-better-remote-work-experience\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remote work<\/a> model had brought, others struggled with the unorganized and isolating nature of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From personal characteristics of individuals to organizational structures of businesses, the adaptation process to the remote work model had several dimensions. In this article, we\u2019re going to go over <strong>how different the remote work experience became for people and what kind of adaptations we have witnessed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Teams_Aspect\"><\/span>From Teams Aspect<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-image-19338\" style=\"width: 1080px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel.png\" alt=\"How Did We Experience the Remote Work Model\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel.png 1920w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel-650x366.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the drawbacks of remote working is missing the opportunity to have face-to-face interactions with your colleagues. Since a vast majority of office meetings have been converted into online <a href=\"https:\/\/octapull.com\/en\/blog\/how-use-video-conferencing-in-different-industries\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video conferences<\/a>, <strong>most of the teams had to continue their operations without having in-person communications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On one hand, there have been positive outcomes of shifting to the remote work model in terms of office meetings such as getting rid of unnecessary conversations, being more topic-focused, and creating a more involving environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, it caused colleagues to become more distant from each other, causing a possible decrease in team spirit and altering the team dynamics. Decreases in <a href=\"https:\/\/octapull.com\/en\/blog\/tips-for-effective-communication-in-workplace\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">communication<\/a> have been a struggle for teams, but not every one of them has been affected the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The litmus test for the teams that have experienced the effects of remote working differently, was the time that those teams spent together before shifting to the remote work model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For well-established teams, mostly the teams that were already in charge before the pandemic, working remotely was not as problematic. Since such <a href=\"https:\/\/octapull.com\/en\/blog\/skills-required-work-as-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">teams<\/a> have already established the essence of their dynamics and built trust among each member, the lack of face-to-face interactions did not cause a fatal blow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It was the newly formed teams that suffered the most from <a href=\"https:\/\/octapull.com\/en\/blog\/best-jobs-to-work-remotely\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remote working<\/a>. <\/strong>For the teams that were formed just before the pandemic or during the pandemic, there was not enough time to establish a solid ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A team must have<\/strong> built strong interpersonal communication among its members to operate well. Without those, young teams have suffered in coming to a mutual decision or being at ease with trusting their team members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the future looks promising anyway. Even the newly established teams have found their way of building a trusting relationship within themselves and made it possible to operate under remote working conditions in fits and starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remote_Working_On_an_Individual_Level\"><\/span>Remote Working On an Individual Level<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" class=\"wp-image-19344\" style=\"width: 1080px;\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2.png\" alt=\"How Did We Experience the Remote Work Model\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2.png 1920w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/How-Did-We-Experience-the-Remote-Work-Model-Blog-Ici-Gorsel2-650x366.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not jaw-dropping information that the remote work model has worked in favor of introverts. With less social communication, more personal space, and keeping away from unnecessary human interaction, introverts have found their long-awaited opportunity to blossom. However, what truly set the tone for people as regards their adaptation to the remote work model was not their introverted or extravert nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing to take note of remote working is that it\u2019s a brand-new model. For most people, working was having a nine-to-five office trip,<strong> and their lifestyles were adapted accordingly. With<\/strong> the rise of the remote work model, <strong>what became a struggle for people was adapting to this new lifestyle.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, extraverts might have found the remote work model a little bit more challenging than introverts, but they still were able to find ways of socializing while working remotely, because they\u2019re great at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, the struggle of adapting to the remote work model was more about the open nature of people. <\/strong>More than anything, the remote work model is a groundbreaking change for the business world and people with the most resistance towards change have faced the biggest struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working at home was only part of the struggle. <strong>Remote work has also changed the way we live our daily lives and for people that prefer a predefined routine in their lives, going through this change was painful.<\/strong> But hey, in the end, everyone has managed to find their rhythm under remote working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remote_Work_Model_For_Businesses\"><\/span>Remote Work Model For Businesses<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On a company level, <strong>the adaptation process was more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/octapull.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-an-organizational-chart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">organizational structure<\/a> of the companies<\/strong>. For companies that depended on in-person communication of their employees, shifting to a remote work model was a challenge and we have witnessed a lot of companies who denied applying remote work models for their companies even in the middle of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For businesses with flexible team structures, high levels of delegation, and relatively small size, changing to the remote work model was smoother.<\/strong> It still had its challenges, but it was manageable and a significant number of these companies have shifted to remote or hybrid work models later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sum up, not everyone\u2019s journey of experiencing the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Remote_work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remote work model <\/a>was not the same. Companies, teams, and individuals have all faced their struggles during this process and there have been certain factors that attained their success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in the end, everyone was able to find their strategy to adapt to the remote work model and <strong>the moral of the story is that there\u2019s no certain answer for how to do it best<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/OctaMeetDemoToplants@alpata.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">try<\/a> OctaMeet, a pioneering video conference platform, for your remote work model. OctaMeet not only prioritizes data privacy and security but also helps you facilitate your digital work processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only two years ago, the remote work model was wishful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,39,72,38,71,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-of-work-2","category-hybrid-working","category-productivity-2","category-remote-working","category-teamwork","category-uncategorized-tr"],"blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How_Did_We_Experience_the_Remote_Work_Model-150x150.png",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/How_Did_We_Experience_the_Remote_Work_Model.png",1920,1080,false]},"categories_names":{"65":{"name":"Future Of Work","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/category\/future-of-work-2"},"39":{"name":"Hybrid Working","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/category\/hybrid-working"},"72":{"name":"Productivity","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/category\/productivity-2"},"38":{"name":"Remote Working","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/category\/remote-working"},"71":{"name":"Teamwork","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/category\/teamwork"},"1":{"name":"Uncategorized @tr","link":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/kategori\/uncategorized-tr"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8945"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29277,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8945\/revisions\/29277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp-octa.octapull.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}