HP Innovation Journal Issue 15: Summer 2020 | Page 54

WORK LIFE WORKING FROM A ANEW NORMAL NEW ARE SHORTER. BUT WHAT DOES THE WAY WE WORK Jared Lindzon This article originally appeared on the Garage by HP. JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, Erin Bury hated the idea of working remotely. The serial entrepreneur, CEO, and self-described extrovert understood the potential cost and time savings, which is why she offered flexible work options to her staff. But she’s long felt it just wasn’t for her. “I felt like I was missing out on stuff at the office,” says Bury, who most recently cofounded the online estate-planning platform Willful with her husband. “I never felt more productive at home.” Soon after the coronavirus forced her company to go all-remote, however, she started to notice benefits, like getting to wake up later, INNOVATION/ SUMMER 2020 52