Workingmums.co.uk is running a survey in partnership with The Changing Work Company aimed at those who have already had experience of hybrid or remote working before the pandemic. We are keen to hear from the ‘experts’, whose voice rarely gets heard, on what the challenges are and what works best. We want to tap into your knowledge and experience to be able to tell stories and anecdotes that will help others facing similar difficulties and help employers put good practices in place. 

We also want to find out what employers have done and are doing to support remote / hybrid workers and whether this helped (or not), and what more is needed or could have been done. We want to be able to recommend support / training / resources / good practices that people feel have worked well.

Thank you for taking part in our survey.

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* 1. Do you work remotely or in a hybrid way? Yes, no - but I have in the past, no 

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* 2. If you work remotely, where is this? 

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* 3. Do you work full time or part time? Full time, part time, not currently working, other [I guess people could work full time in a series of part-time roles]

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* 4. What sector do you work in?

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* 5. How many employees does your company have?

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* 6. How long have you worked remotely or in a hybrid way in your current job, and in any previous roles where you worked in this way?

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* 7. What prompted you to work remotely or in a hybrid way?

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* 8. Was it difficult to negotiate this?

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* 9. Did your working pattern change during Covid and since the lifting of restrictions?

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* 10. Are you the only person in your team who has worked this way before Covid?

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* 11. Have you been doing this on a permanent or occasional, informal basis?

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* 12. Have you been asked about your experience if others have converted to remote working during the pandemic?

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* 13. Has your employer offered you any resources - eg laptop, mobile, etc?

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* 14. Has Covid improved the support you get?

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* 15. Has your employer offered to pay part of your running costs, eg, work-related phone bills?

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* 16. Has this changed as a result of Covid?

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* 17. Have you had access to technical support if your equipment broke down? Yes, no

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* 18. If yes, was this online/via telephone or if did you have to go back to the office to get equipment repaired/changed?

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* 19. Have you felt included in decision-making?

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* 20. Have you been promoted since working remotely or in a hybrid way?

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* 21. Have you had access to training and development opportunities?

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* 22. What did you find the most challenging aspect of adapting to remote working/hybrid working/homeworking?

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* 23. If you experienced challenges, how did you get around them (if you did)?

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* 24. Were efforts made to encourage you to be visible?

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* 25. Did colleagues respond quickly to any problems you had?

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* 26. If not, how did you solve them?

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* 27. Did you miss out on any crucial information?

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* 28. If not, was this because of specific efforts to include you by your employer or due to things you did to keep connected?

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* 29. How often did you visit the office before Covid, if at all?

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* 30. How did you use this time effectively?

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* 31. If you felt isolated, how did you address this?

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* 32. How do you structure your day?

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* 33. Do you have a distinct start and end to the working day?

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* 34. Do you have regular breaks?

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* 35. How much time per week on average do you spend working alone and how much interacting with others?

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* 36. If you are a manager working remotely, what is your main way to connect with your team?

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* 37. What skills do you think you need to work remotely that are different from or more necessary than those required to work in an office?

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* 38. What skills do you think a manager needs to manage remote/hybrid workers?

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* 39. Have you always had these or developed them as a result of working remotely?

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* 40. What has helped you to develop these qualities?

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* 41. Is there any additional support that would help you?

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* 42. Have you felt as valued and listened to as an office-based person?

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* 43. What have you learned about yourself as a result of working remotely?

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* 44. What is your main advice for someone switching to remote or hybrid working?

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* 45. Would you be willing to speak to us for a case study? [this can be on an anonymous basis].

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