When we voluntarily tested working from home on Friday 13 March, we did not realise how fast this would become our new reality.
So when, last Monday, the situation with COVID-19 started getting worse and our company asked everyone to work from home for the foreseeable future, we all started wondering how long it would last.
All this uncertainty made some of us worry, but it wasn’t all challenging. Our teams facilitated a co-creation workshop with healthcare professionals (and our clients were happy); we submitted a second manuscript for one of our clients; we continued our ‘business as usual’ and found new projects to work on; we started making plans for new business pitches.
Internally, it was the first time our team got together remotely to celebrate our newly-online JAM (Just Another Meeting; our weekly all-staff catch-up). With it being so successful, our Social team is now planning a lot more staff get-togethers online.
We are grateful to be navigating these challenging times along with you – our clients and our suppliers – and with the support of the wider HAVAS community. We remain committed to our work, now more than ever, and are wildly passionate that what we do makes a difference to the lives of people worldwide and contributes to a healthier world.
So, in true HAVAS Just:: style, we want to start this week bouncing back.
From today, tune in on our Twitter (@HAVASJust) when our team shares #JustSomethingNice to kick-start your day with positivity and in the evening for #JustSomethingInteresting to help you make most of your time at home.
Feel free to share yours; we’d love to see you working in your pyjamas, feeding your cats, playing with your dog, watering your plants. Anything that can put a smile on your face and ours!
And, if you want to speak to someone, until we are able to meet again face-to-face at our lovely office at King’s Cross, we are literally just one tweet, Facebook, Instagram, FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, WebEx, Miro, WhatsApp, Viber or phonecall away.
Take care, stay safe and thank you for your support.