Covid-19: Future of work fast-forwarded with VR meetings, job sharing

From corporate offices to shopfloors, from vendor meetings to client servicing, Indian companies are - just like some big Wall Street firms - debating the pros and cons of remote working

A global pandemic has already brought about seminal changes in the way we work. It is now also altering the future of work. Some Indian companies are trying out augmented reality to improve virtual office meetings. This would mean participants can wear headsets and see a remote conference room, move around that room and do many of the things that were earlier possible during a face-to-face meeting. Except a handshake.

Other, far-reaching changes are also underway. From the start of 2021, a well-known services firm has been experimenting with “job share”, where two equally qualified people are hired for the same