Define: "Virtual Commute" in Business
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"Make the calendar block private. Management does not need to know you are just drinking coffee in silence."
Time set aside at the beginning and end of a remote workday to transition between personal and professional mindsets.
What does "Virtual Commute" actually mean?
"Blocking your calendar at 8:30 AM specifically to hide your active status on Teams so the offshore NOC doesn't dump a critical routing issue on you five minutes before your shift starts."
"We encourage employees to block off time for a virtual commute to prevent burnout."
"If you need me before 9 AM, too bad; I am on my virtual commute hiding offline so I don't inherit the midnight shift's undocumented spanning tree collapse."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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