Smooth the transition between office and home… and back again

The demand for testing and the speed at which tests can be processed is as unpredictable as the test result itself. You might receive a negative test result within 12 hours but a more likely scenario is that you will be spending at least one or two days working from home.

It is tempting to imagine that a portable hard drive with your current and pending work will suffice for the duration. If at all possible, however, consider taking as much of your workspace set-up with you as you can – in my case, this means a laptop, a screen, a mouse, a keyboard and a diary as well as a powerpack, cables, notebooks, pens and a set of noise-cancelling headphones. The half hour of dismantling, transportation and re-assembly at either end is a worthwhile investment. There are few things more frustrating than trying to navigate even the slightest of differences in user interfaces, email access and shared drives while trying to maintain a steady workflow.