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I FaceTime my co-workers during lunch and after work hours to stay connected while working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, and it reminds me how much I love my job
I FaceTime my co-workers during lunch and after work hours to stay connected while working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, and it reminds me how much I love my job
Joey HaddenApr 24, 2020, 04:25 IST
Caroline Fox is my best friend at work, and we still talk everyday during the coronavirus pandemic.Joey Hadden/Business Insider
Working remotely from Austin, I often feel detached from my life in New York — most of which is my job at Insider Inc.
Although I love the work, company culture at the Insider office played a larger role in my happiness at work than I realized, including fostering wholesome workplace friendships.
I try to FaceTime my work friends during times we would normally hang out in the office, like during lunch and in the afternoons.
Staying connected to my work friends helps me stay positive while I'm at home during the pandemic.
Staying connected with my work friends improves my mood while I'm working, and it reminds me while stuck at home that I'm a part of something bigger.
Fischer and I face-timing while we work independently.
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Not seeing my friends has only gotten harder, but seeing their faces makes it a little easier.
I talk to Fox pretty much every day.
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Luckily, they felt the same way. We started FaceTiming and video chatting during lunches, breaks, and after work hours.
Fisher eating lunch on a Google Hangouts call.
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It wasn't until Fox told me she was going home to Washington DC to wait out the pandemic that I started to realize how much not having them around would affect me.
Fox and I met on my rooftop in Brooklyn one last time before we both left New York in March 2020.
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But missing my co-workers was the last thing on my mind as the coronavirus began to spread in New York and we began to work remotely.
Fox, Fischer, and I at the Insider office in New York.
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We were all lucky enough to get hired at Insider after our fellowships concluded. Every day at work, I look forward to seeing them.
Fischer and Winck on their lunch break at Insider in January 2020.
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I started my job at Insider Inc. on the same day as Caroline Fox, Will Fischer, and Ben Winck. Over time, they became my best friends at work.
My slack group chat with Caroline Fox, Will Fischer, and Ben Winck.
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