The “de-pyjamazation” of America

The world-wide pandemic opened the door to work from home in a big, big way, and drastically changed how corporate America and other professionals have been doing their job for the past year. At least for those who didn’t need to go on a specific location to provide their skills, knowledge or service in person. 

These lucky ones that stayed home only had to worry about their faces and the section of their upper body that could safely be framed into a Zoom or Skype call or group conference, and could wear whatever they wanted to outside of that well-defined perimeter, hence my term: “Pyjamization”. 

Well now with vaccinations winding down, note that I’m only talking about volunteer vaccination, not the pandemic, companies are calling back their flocks and the return to the corporate suite isn’t enthusiastically embraced by all, as some employers could have anticipated. 

This is especially true of those teleworkers with pets, kids or parents to care for, or these others that are now used to run errands anytime during the day, pickup their mail or go for a jog or a round of golf at their whim. The early signs of “de-pyjamization” feels like the threat of peeling a huge Band-Aid over acres of hairy skin. 

Many teleworkers can’t even imagine it and most of them will have a hell of a time getting back into the routine of going to work everyday. After all, who could blame them?