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Lessons from Covid-19: WFH means Do-It-All-Yourself, says V Vaidyanathan

I worked from home for a while, but now I'm back in office, full-time, every day, says Vaidyanathan

I got tired of WFH because it glues you to a screen
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V Vaidyanathan, MD and CEO, IDFC First Bank

Pavan Lall
The new work life

There are many positives — through video apps, we can call additional participants into a meeting in seconds. We can record meetings for posterity. Meetings can happen any time. Meetings start on time usually. I worked from home for a while, but now I’m back in office, full-time, every day. I got tired of WFH because it glues you to a screen. The in-person debate is always more effective — you can see the body language and the gestures. So I long for offices to be full again, but this time powered with video as a supplement