Returning to Work (during & after COVID-19) Training Reviews

I think this video is very much written with organisations/managers in mind. Not everyone wants to return to work. This video is premised on helping people 'adjust'

Being told to set an alarm and pack a bag before coming to the office is not very helpful. Mindfulness is also a bit more than concentrating on your breathing - which is what this course seemed to suggest. I could go on, I understand the need to do these courses and have done several others but this one was not, I felt, a worthwhile use of half an hour.

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Good idea to give ideas and skills for how to adapt to returning to the workplace and some of the content is incredibly useful. However, the training content itself is lacking and is often disconnected with reality. I thought in particular the advice for 'Opposite action' while in theory good, when presented in this way came across as 'buck up and just get on with it' as opposed to helpful. I really enjoyed some of the suggestions (e.g. listen to a good song or podcast) but wonder how realistic doing many of the suggestions while at work (as suggested) actually would be in terms of time commitment.The thing I found worst about this training is that it was tested, especially after the core focus of the course was individual wellbeing and health. I would understand testing were the course regarding understanding of COVID guidelines and workplace policy/requirements. However, in the context of trying to reduce anxiety and impart skills to cope with returning to work, testing the individual (something many find anxiety inducing in itself) to complete the training required to work seems highly hypocritical.

Far far far far far far (do you get the idea) too long. Ended up having it playing in the background not paying attention to it at all. Then just did the quiz.

Disappointed that there is no mention of the value of consulting a trade union rep in the workplace.

The title is a little annoying, "return to work". We haven't been away from work. We have been working the entire time. Should be called "return to the office," as that's what it is about. Seems to have an underlying agenda against homeworking.

I couldn't understand who the target audience for this was for? Children? I felt very talked down to. Is there anyone in the real world who needs to be told to set their alarm for the day before they return to work? If they do, likely they are not the type of person who will be sitting through 25 minutes of this training.

I have rated this low because it doesn't actually tell us what had changed in our workplace and what we need to do differently e.g. how the buildings or teaching spaces have been modified, what policies have been added, what the procedure is for working in the office. It appears to assume everyone was furloughed and we are returning to work after a period of not working. If you are doing your job successfully from home then you are not 'returning to work' as such. I think it is so broad and general and refers staff to things that might exist. It also doesn't appear to recognise the hybrid working pattern for some (of being located from home part of the week and workplace for the rest) or indeed that some teams will be permanently working from home. Everyone is therefore going to need to work differently.

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