I’ve been working from home for longer than I can remember and it hasn’t been easy (cue farming issues, toddlers and school holidays)! But I have learn’t a lot of ways to cope over the years. Here’s just a few of them.

Surround yourself with reliable people

You cannot do this alone! If you have kids, call in help. If you need help with your bookkeeping, call in help. If your house is a mess, call in help. Your time is better spent doing what you do well and paying someone to do what they do well. It will save you time and stress in the long run, believe me.

“Go” to work..

I know you’re going to laugh but it works! Dress for work. Take your handbag and your lunch if you need to feel like you are going to work. Don’t hang out the washing, don’t feed the cat. You are at work and you are there to work, after work you can feed the cat!

Let colleagues know when you’re available

Working from home makes your time more flexible so you can work around those crunch times in your house. Just make sure your colleagues are aware of when you are available and when you aren’t. This eliminates any misunderstandings.

If you are struggling to work from home and need help with any issues, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we are here to help.

Fiona’s home office

2 screens are still not enough…..

Maxine’s home office

Maxine is a 2 screen-er too!

Our office door

- we are open!

What does your home office look like? We’d love to see a picture.

We hope you are all safe and well.  As the COVID-19 situation evolves, we want to reassure you that the team at OMS are here to support you.
In light of the national shutdown, while our physical offices are closed, all of our teams are working remotely throughout the shutdown period and are available to assist you with anything you may need during this time.  As directed by the New Zealand Government, a COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme has been developed to help businesses and affected workers. If you're an impacted business taking part in this subsidy and will be making payments through your various Payrolls, you can find more instructions on how to do this via the links below:

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Please take care of yourselves in this difficult time and call any time, even if you just want a chat 😉.