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The Office that We Knew is Dead. Maybe for longer than You Think

Think of all the good things that your office brings you: a sense of community, instant hands-on, going lunches together, exchange gossip or information about work or anything, plus sharing of tidbits and goodies.  Now they are all gone. We know that sooner or later the lockdown will be lifted.  But until the new daily COVID-19 cases are zero consecutively for at least a week, we cannot go back to the old days.  All offices must practise the following: 1. Social distance , that means you cannot get close to your colleagues or customers for whatever reason, there must be at least a 1-metre gap in between 2. Barriers in between workplaces so that no 2 persons can get close accidentally 3. All meetings beyond one person are to be disallowed.  That means you cannot do product launches, seminars, talks or training that make people sit together.  All meetings must be virtual 4. Al after-work entertainment eg go to bars, karaoke will become difficult or impossible.  Reason: everyon