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Work-life boundaries

because the boundary or the line between work and home is not so clear. So when you finish your day, you close your computer and you think, oh, hang on, I'm still at home. This...

Course: School, work, and technologySection: Working in and out of the officeSubtitles: en-gb

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I also have a bit of a problem with working from home,

2:39

because the boundary or the line between work and home is not so clear.

2:46

So when you finish your day, you close your computer

2:51

and you think, oh, hang on, I'm still at home.

2:54

This is where I've been working all day.

2:56

And sometimes you feel like you should be doing things for home

3:00

when you're actually working.

3:02

Yeah, it's a bit weirder.

3:04

Like, it's... it's strange being at home because it's harder to know

3:10

whether you should be working or doing a bit of housework. In the office,

3:15

it's easier to just sit and be with your laptop, be with your colleagues

3:19

and just be... be working.

3:23

Have you ever worked somewhere that is not an office?

3:26

Yes. So, I used to work at a farm.

3:30

It was a farm park.

3:31

So, lots of children playing and there was a cafe.

3:35

There was a play area, go-karts, being with animals.

3:39

So, lots of different areas.

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And it was fun.

3:43

Lots of variety.

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So, that wasn't an office.

3:46

What about you?

3:47

I've worked in all kinds of places,

3:50

especially when I was a student.

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I worked in factories, farms.

3:56

I've worked in restaurants, bars, all kinds of places

4:00

that are not offices.

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