Work from Home Not Home for Work

Tom(Manager): @12pm: Jerry, I need your help to sort and complete this report for me. I need to submit to the Board on Friday, so we have 3 days to complete. Can you work on this? You can segregate to the team to make it easier

Jerry (Assistant Manager): Yes, Tom. Can do. No worries.

Jerry emailed the team @5pm

Hi team, Please find the task below assigned to all of you as required by our senior management. Please complete by 9pm today. We need to submit tomorrow to boss.

Team: Jerry, can we get more time, some of us finish work at 5pm and some latest by 6pm. Can we complete by 5pm tomorrow perhaps?

Jerry: Guys, you are working from home. I am sure you can work abit longer today, besides this is from the management. Just have a quick dinner and complete it. I will be online if you need anything.

Team (Disappointed): Ok Jerry. We'll try

Jerry @ 8.40pm : Hi everyone, how's the progress? Sorry i couldn't stay online. Was occupied with something. Send me the report, I will forward to boss. thank you

Team @9pm: Jerry, we have send it. Please check

Jerry: thanks. Goodnight

Next Day

Tom: Wow, Jerry. Didn't expect you to complete the report this soon, two days before the deadline. Excellent job.

Jerry: No problem, Tom. Its important to complete earlier to avoid last minute rush. i just had to work extra few hours last night, no big deal and the team help abit.

Tom: Excellent, thanks for the effort and very fast completion. I can rely on you for anything.

Jerry: Of course, pleasure.

Meanwhile, team members on the night before:-

·      One of them couldn’t cook dinner for her family

·      One of them couldn’t fetch his wife and she end up taking the public transport

·      One of them had to cancelled their dinner date:

·      One of them fell sick because could catch a proper dinner and rest