Remote Working Survey - Grow Remote is a 'not for profit' group on a mission to enable us to work, live & participate locally. We do this by making remote work visible & accessible.

1.Are you currently working from home in Ballinasloe town or hinterlands ?

Yes

2.Did you work from home before Covid-19?

Yes

3.After a year working from home, how has the experience been ? Is there any support you would have liked to have had then, or what do you know now that would have been helpful to a year ago?

4.Would you like to: 1) continue working from home in the future or would you 2) prefer to return to work at your corporate office or 3) combination of both?

1) Continue working from home

2) Return to corporate office

3) Combination of both

5.Would you have an interest in working one or more days a week from a co-working hub in Ballinasloe in the future (assumes sanitation and protected safe working areas and social distance)?

6.Are you interested in attending a training course to learn about tools, skills and competencies, policies etc., to enable working from home?

Tools that enable working remotely (e.g. Zoom, Google hangouts, MS Teams, Slack, Mural, Trello, Time Doctor etc.)

Getting ready to work remotely (prepare CV, apply for jobs, interview skills, where to find jobs, etc.)

Managing teams remotely (building effective teams, communication & connection, wellbeing, performance management, remote team culture, L&D, change management etc.)

Establishing remote work policies and procedures and embedding remote as 'business as normal' post Covid-19

I am not interested

If you would like more information on training, please type your email address here:

7.Do you see remote working as an positive opportunity to develop new innovative businesses and smart ways of working for people living in Ballinasloe ?

Yes, I agree it there is good potential for remote to deliver greater employment opportunities & drive innovation

No, I only see it as an opportunity for a small cohort of individuals

Not sure, I don't have enough information about it

8.Would you like any assistance in seeking remote work ?

Yes

If you would like assistance finding remote work, please type your email address here:

9.What is your biggest concern with working remotely?

Isolation - miss the face to face company of colleagues

Takes longer to get things done

Communication with colleagues is difficult due to working different hours

I work longer hours than when I was in the office

Hard to switch off and separate work from home

Privacy concerns / data protection

Internet connectivity / reliability

Other

10.What is your biggest benefit working remotely?

Get more done, I am more productive, less interruptions

More autonomous, feel there is a greater trust built up

I have got to know my colleagues better ironically !

Taking the time back for myself / my family that I used to spend commuting

Feel more balanced and less stressed

Carbon footprint impact is the biggest benefit for me

Savings from no commute, lunches at home etc.

Other

Ballinasloe Grow Remote Group, aims to make remote work visible & accessible & highlight benefits of working remotely to companies and individuals, whilst also providing support & Community to its members.

https://www.changex.org/ie/growremote/ballinasloe-co-galway-ireland

If you would like to connect with remote workers in the Grow Remote Community (www.growremote.ie) or if you would like to share your story about remote working please type your email address here and we will contact you:

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