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A photo of a Formosan macaque sitting in a cubicle at National Sun Yat-Sen University in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, has made a splash on social media, as it appears to show the monkey deeply absorbed in the humdrum of daily office life. #NoWinterBreakforMonkey
https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202102050014
【YouTube選物 no.1】Office Life After 2020
這禮拜推薦給大家兩個製作精緻用心的YouTube影片，談疫情後 #辦公空間 的可能變化，一支影片來自The Economist，另一支來自The Wall Street Journal，以下是我整理出的三個影片重點：
🔙【Work life開始回到過去】
#工業革命讓工作集中
單一地點的群體工作模式，在工業革命後開始流行，勞動人口被安排在工廠生產，管理階層為了就近監督，也圍繞在同一處上班，飲食休閒的商家跟著人潮走，服務類型的店家開始增加，跟著也吸引更多工作人口移入，一處生態圈於是誕生，城市聚落也隨之開展。
#COVID19給了我們理由分散
嚴格說來，COVID-19只是逼著各個企業進行一項早該發生的調整，科技的發展讓大量的勞動生產者轉型成知識工作者(knowledge worker)，許多人的工具從雙手換成大腦，網路工具與雲端共享文件讓遠端工作輕鬆無痛，我們早就具備離開辦公室的條件，但企業一直沒有一個好理由去變動冒險，不需聚集的知識工作人口早該能夠在家工作，省去通勤也減少城市擁擠負擔。值得一提的是，離開辦公室也代表我們應該放棄 #用時間來衡量責任 的習慣，薪資應該脫離nine-to-five and overtime，回到工業革命以前，所得以「產量」和「功能」來結算。
#大家可以回家啦
#到海邊餐桌公園上班
💼【到辦公室上班成為一種選擇】
1940年代開始流行的座位隔間(cubicle)，讓辦公室的設計從此慢慢走向「小空間大利用」的魔術排列，要兼顧降低干擾又要便於互動，辦公空間的設計只能盡量在矛盾中找尋平衡點，但COVID-19帶來了新的可能性，已經有多家企業在研擬員工輪班進辦公室的做法(rotation staffing)，讓一半以上的員工，把高密集專注的工作帶回家進行，釋放辦公室空間，讓 #進公司 成為建立共同文化的一件事，少了高租金跟密集人員成本，省下的預算可以把辦公室打造成方便客戶拜訪，也方便員工休閒互動的靈活配置空間(reconfigurable booths/workstations)
🦠【健康成為辦公空間的新亮點】
在硬體設施上，零接觸設計(touch-less tech)和熱像攝影機(thermo camera)是入口處的新重點，大樓整體的通風系統(ventilation system)要能分隔出幾個獨立區域，多引入戶外新鮮空氣（目前大樓空間主要是密閉循環居多），以及升級濾網等級，燈具(light fixture)則要能搭配殺菌紫外光。在人員活動的部分，入門系統可搭配個人健康管理app，回覆了重要問題才能解鎖入門，識別證也可以搭配社交距離提醒器，記錄每個近距離接觸過的對象名單，方便查詢接觸歷史。
許多改變其實理所當然，但從眾心理(herd mentality)讓我們左看右等，都在等誰第一位做出改變，多年下來社會不斷前進，工作內容不斷演變，我們的工作空間卻總是落後，誰也料想不到等到最後，站出來強迫大家改變的，不是有遠見決心的企業或政府，而是無情的疫情與病毒。
🔎第二階段: 怎麼找公司
🔺part 1: 了解自己的專業能力及清楚自己的定位
找公司容易，但怎麼找到一家適合自己的公司，或是能發揮自己所長的公司才是真正所需要探討的。每間公司都有各自的公司文化及專業範圍，很多人在工作一段時間後，總會怨懟公司待遇低、案子不有趣、公司環境差等基本外在因素，然而這些抱怨早在選公司/找公司時，就決定了這個可能性的心理壓力。唯有清楚了解自己的長處、未來想要怎樣的環境，才能讓自己處在相對舒適的空間。
1⃣ 找一個喜歡的城市/鄉村學習跟生活。
記得我找公司時，鍵入的搜尋關鍵字是: 景觀設計公司 + 地區。在這前一篇的搜尋是:英國 特色城市。 找公司，除了看公司性質，我也會看環境，在面試的時候順便感受公司所在的城市。 現在想起這樣的設定真的非常正確，因為我享受且滿足現在的生活。環境造人，工作環境佔據 了我一天1/3的時間，坐在望出去遼闊景觀的窗戶旁，總比處在冰冷水泥塊中，自在很多。
2⃣ 坦白的面對自己的能力範圍，放大自己的長處。
很多人說: 找公司、投工作，就海投! 到處散播一樣的作品集及一模一樣的信件內容，100家，總會有10家⋯⋯對，也不對。了解自己的專業能力及清楚自己的定位，才是說服公司錄取你的關鍵。幾個朋友在反省找工作的經驗，最終去的那間公司，總會最快回覆你前來面試，最短的時間內決定是否錄取，因為你的知識範圍最符合公司需求，而不單只是可以畫出漂亮的圖，容易被取代的 / 技術上的能力。景觀的專業範圍很大，如果知道自己未來的發展希望往水資源管理的方向，那海投公司的範圍就會縮小剩20家，自己的勝率也更大，奮戰時間也會縮短。相對的，在未來職涯，唯獨能發揮自己所長，才能帶來成就感。
知己知彼的策略，了解自己的專業能力及清楚自己的定位，不單縮短找工作的時間，甚至減少 未來所會面臨的工作壓力。
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🔎Stage 2: Finding a company to apply
🔺Part 1 - Understanding your niche and abilities
Finding a company is easy, but finding one which suits you, where you can play to your strengths is challenging. Office culture, design ethos, scope of works, business management and employee growth plans are one of the many factors that you should consider. It is often the case that individuals will start criticizing the company’s employee treatment, pay check, lack of interesting projects, poor office environment after working for a period of time. However, these “complaints” could have been avoided if a company which best fitted to your expectations and interest was chosen instead.
Hence, understand what you want, be clear of your strengths and abilities, both your short and long term career goals and what kind of environment you would thrive in. This would be the best approach to find a job which can offer you a fun and comfortable working environment where you can grow too.
1⃣ Choosing a city/ town which you like to live and work in.
Each city has its own unique culture and appeal, with infinite options and endless
considerations, narrowing down your choice can be a nightmare.
Recalling back to the time when I was looking for a job, typing in these keywords into the search bar: “landscape design firms + region” and “UK cities” kick-started my journey of working abroad.
Other than understanding the nature of the company, I also considered aspects such as the physical environment – the city where the company was located, population density, transportation and weather. When travelling down for an interview, experiencing the city’s character, culture and vibe in person also helped expedite the decision making process.
This guiding process allowed me to quickly settle in, enjoy and be satisfied with my current lifestyle and working arrangements.
The environment makes us who we are, with 1/3 of your time being occupied with work, it is really important to have a comfortable working environment – For me, sitting by the window, looking out towards the vast green landscape would definitely be much better than sitting within the compounds of a concrete working cubicle.
2⃣ Be honest about your capabilities, Magnify your strengths.
Most fresh graduates would often use the same portfolio and CV content to mass apply to companies, hoping to land a job in one of their several attempts. However, this one size fit all approach to seek employment might not be the best and most effective.
Finding your niche will help you stand out from the rest of the crowd. That being said, understanding your professional ability and what you can contribute to the company is key to persuade the company to employ you. A few of my peers shared their experience for getting employed – An interested company would normally respond and arrange for an interview at the soonest. Their hiring decision made within a short time frame because they believe that your thinking, knowledge, expertise and skills best meets the needs of the company and are not easily replaceable by technology means.
The scope of works for the landscape profession is very large. It would definitely help reduce the amount of time and companies you need to filter through, increase your chances of getting employed if you can be certain of a career path you wish to dive further into. For example, water resource management, wildlife consultancy, landscape journalism, construction etc. In view of future career prospects, only by playing to your strength, can you find a sense of achievement.
The strategy of knowing yourself and your market, understanding your abilities and niche not only shortens the time spent to find a job, but also reduces the work pressure you will face in the future.
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It's been wayyyy too long! Sorry for being M.I.A., I'll be uploading some vlogs to explain why that's so in a bit.
Meanwhile, here's 5 tips on how to keep your office cubicle or desk tidy and some work organisation methods I came up with.
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