(How is working from home treating you?)
Blog by: Andiswa Bukula (SADiLaR isiXhosa researcher)
This blog looks at the dynamics of working from home, the little habits that we have gained over time from working from home for over a year.
Ndiyaqonda ukuba sonke siyalukhumbula olwasuku uMongameli weli lo Mzantsi Afrika esixelela ukuba, ngenxa yeCovid-19 asisayi ukubuyela eziOfisini ebesisebenzela kuzo. Ndiyacinga ukuba kwaku pha kula nyanga yoKwindla, kulo nyaka ogqithileyo. Ukufumana kwethu olunxibelelweno zange siqonde ukuba uyakuphela gungqu unyaka sisasebenzela ezindlwini zethu. Ungandivi kakubi, kwakumnandi kakhulu ekuqaleni, ngoba kaloku izinto uzenza uthe chu, ngoba akunyanzelekanga ukuba uvuke ulungiselele indlela ebheka emsebenzini, uphuma kwigumbi lokulala, ungene kwigumbi osebenzela kulo, okanye usebenzele ebhedeni khona njalo.
Ukuba ungumntu owonqenayo ofana nam lo, ungazibhaqa ungena kwiintlanganisa zika-zoom unxibe iimpahla zokulala, andithi kaloku akhomntu ukubonayo. Hayi ke andifuni nokuyithetha indaba yokusoloko uya efriji ukhangela nje into yokuhlafuna, nokuba awulambanga.
Ndikhe ndathetha ne-researcher yathe yesiZulu uRooweither Mabuya, ndifuna ukuva ukuba yena umelana njani nokusebenzela ekhaya. Mve xa esithi:
Izinselelo engingathi ngibhekene nazo ngenxa yokusebenzela ekhaya ukungakwazi ukudweba umigqa ocacile phakathi kwempilo yomuntu siqu neyomsebenzi. Ngisebenzisa ikamelo lami lokulala njengehhovisi njengoba umuntu esebenzela ekhaya. Kukhona ideski nesihlalo okuseduze nombhede wami, ngakho-ke akukho ukuhlukaniswa okucacile phakathi kwehhovisi nekhaya. Izikhathi eziningi kuba sengathi angikaze ngiphume ehhovisi njengoba ngizithola ngihlala kwi-laptop noma ngabe kufanele ngiphumule. Lokhu ngikwenza ngisho noma ngabe kufanele ngibe sekhefini. Umphumela walokhu ungadala ukutubeka kalula. Ukuba neminye imihlangano ehlelelwe usuku ngemuva kosuku lomsebenzi kungomunye umthelela kulokhu ukutubeka.
Ngihlala ngisocingweni ngibheka ukuthi ayikho yini imilayezo njengoba sithembela nakwezokuxhumana kwemiyalezo esheshayo ngoba asikwazi ukungena ehhovisi lomuntu ukuze sisho lokho ebesifuna ukukusho. Ekupheleni kosuku ngisuke ngingasayifuni ifoni yami kanye ne-laptop eduze kwami uma sengiqedile ngomsebenzi. Ngize ngizithole sengiziba izingcingo ezivela ezihlotsheni nakubangani ngoba ngikhathele futhi ngibe nezingcingo ezanele ezimayelana nomsebenzi nezemihlangano ku-Zoom ngalolosuku.
Ukuqukumbela, siyabona ke ukuba ukusebenzela ekhaya kunezinto eziluncedo nezingalunganga, umntu kulindeleke ukuba anyamezele, afumane indlela eyiyo enekuthi isebenzele yena ukuze umsebenzi lowo wakho uwenze ngokulundelekileyo.
Khawutsho ke, wena uyibona njani le ndaba yokusebenzela ekhaya? Khawukhe usichophisele.