Are We Still Effective with Remote Work in T&T?

October strikes the clock on our 2 year anniversary as a fully functional remote company in Trinidad and Tobago. How does it feel? When I asked employees this question two years later these are some of the responses I got; “It’s just about perfect to have my work desk anywhere I choose”, “ It has definitely been 2 years of me feeling much more relaxed and at the same time productive”, “As a non-morning person I have enjoyed 2 years free of the early morning hassle of commuting”, “This has been 2 years of relief. As someone who got up at 4:00 AM, took public transport, and endured traffic for 4-plus hours daily, working from home has relieved me of that. With more control of my time, I can now funnel that reclaimed energy into my assigned tasks.”

The challenges faced through this change have been a lack of sharing community with each other. However, we have managed to alter this with more in-person activities to ensure our spirit of togetherness remains despite our work-from-home policy.

In an interview, CEO Allison Demas also mentioned the company’s success in client retention and new client contracts sealed.

But whilst the private sector has been finding ways to incorporate remote work policies, what can we say for the public sector? What has been the cry of workers versus the comments by state leaders on this type of work culture shift?

Almost every Covid-19 restriction has been relaxed and with this came conversations, concerns, and remarks about the sustainability of remote working in Trinidad and Tobago, by employers, and even from Prime Minister Dr. The Honorable Keith Rowley. Is Trinidad and Tobago really capable of maintaining and even expanding this work culture?

Post the 2022 national budget held on September 26th, thousands of social media users took to their keyboards their position on the need for employers and ministries to revert to remote working as the cost of living continues to increase for the public. As a result of increased gas prices, food supplies, and even traffic congestion people shared that an implemented work-from-home policy can be a viable solution in the country.

Through our social listening services we were able to capture a number of tweets on remote working with a shared sentiment by a large majority. The idea around this work culture is something that the public has quite a lot to say.

In June of 2021, the Terra Caribbean Group built and circulated a survey to their host countries; Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago with the aim of understanding how remote work changed ‘office employees’. The findings showed that Trinbagonians attitude toward remote work remained generally positive with100% of respondents preferring a blend of work from home and office time and over half of our respondents (53%) cited better work/life balance as one of the top benefits.

With a number of private entities implementing remote work policies, how do we suggest the government move swiftly and effectively to possibly increase the productivity level, comfort, and stability of public workers? Can they use media monitoring to measure the various infrastructures, policies, and equipment by the private and public sectors in and out of the country to help mitigate the current issues? Should social listening be used by the government to gather suitable data from the public to put better measures in place for remote jobs? These are all questions that can guide us to safer and more reliable solutions in the near future. To find out the benefits of media monitoring and social listening, visit our website and schedule a FREE consultation call with our sales department today.

Are We Still Effective with Remote Work in T&T?

Chanelle Beatrice – Marketing Coordinator

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