IT firms play the ‘workcation’ card in Kerala too
The Hindu
Workspace of small teams is shifted to a vacation spot for some days in a bid to address work-from-home issues
Settling down on a grassy patch by a riverside, with a laptop in hand, might be far away from the conventional image of a work day. But, with the many months of work from home, necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to its own share of issues, IT companies in Kerala too have begun experimenting with the idea of a ‘workcation,’ in which your workspace shifts to a vacation spot for a few days. Companies have been sending entire teams, comprising five to 15 employees, to beach resorts or hill stations for 3-7 days to let them get away from the pressures of working at office or home. Nishin T.N., an employee of QBurst Technologies in Thiruvanananthapuram, who recently had a ‘workcation’ with his team of 12 at Kumarakom for four days and three nights, says it was refreshing working with colleagues in a fun atmosphere after months of not meeting anyone.For the first time in a Lok Sabha election, the AIADMK forfeited deposits in seven constituencies. For the ruling DMK, the verdict is seen as a popular endorsement of the functioning of its three-year government under Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. The outcome indicates that the BJP, whose Hindutva ideology has all along been considered alien to the political ethos of Tamil Nadu
Cardiologist and MP-elect from Bengaluru Rural C.N. Manjunath, who contested from the BJP and defeated three-time Congress MP D.K. Suresh, said he was the “people’s candidate” and that it is their aspiration to see him in the Union Cabinet. In an interview with The Hindu, he claimed his victory was possible because those who were treated at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research became his “ambassadors”.