Human Relations

We know that people are social beings and that they excel when surrounded by like minds, but how has the pandemic affected the working culture of an office? Many workplaces now have the ability to have their employees work from home which means they are all by themselves with limited interaction among the other employees in their department. How can employees keep their motivation with limited interaction with their peers? How does Human Relations stay relevant when there aren’t people in the office? It would seem as though the need for an HR department is dwindling because of the independence that working from home brings. While having others around that are all striving for a common goal can increase the motivation of each individual, a few extra minutes of sleep from cutting out the commute can have a similar effect. HR is something that will need to evolve along with the ever-changing work environment so that it can appropriately meet the needs of employees regardless of where they are.