Inspired by the "One Day, One Microsoft" film
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many lives in many different ways
We asked Microsoft UK Modern Work employees
to describe how they stay connected
and look after their mental well-being
Microsoft UK Modern Work presents
CONNECTION
Morning everyone, we'll just do a quick round of intros
Good morning everyone, it's James Hornby
Good morning!
Buenos días (Good morning)
Morning, this is Antonio
Bună! Numele meu este Ioana (Hi! My name is Ioana)
اسمي فيليب (My name is Philippe)
Morning everyone!
Hi everyone, Richard here
Hi, I'm Andrew Warriner
Bonjour à tous (Good morning all)
Hi there, I'm Joel
Hi everyone, I'm Louise
Hi!
Everyone wave!
This is definitely how I stay connected
My dad is grateful to have such a lovely family
How to connect on a wet Sunday afternoon?
Connect four!
Ready, steady, go!
I just finished a call and now I can come back to my sourdough bread
This helps me to break my day in a very nice way
I just take a 5-10 minutes break,
do the process required for the sourdough bread,
and then go back to the office
Connection for me is about getting outside and spending some time
with this lot
For me, connecting is all about unplugging from work
and go and connect with my family, spend time with my girls,
watch them play together as they are so young and it's beautiful to watch
Being around the people I love,
sharing the experiences and the things that I love with them
I like to remind myself that life just isn't really that serious
You should always let loose and have a little bit of fun
Time to go walkies
Microsoft has been fantastic through this difficult time
I treasure just going for a walk and
this is the fortunate view that I've got
This is my daily walk with my son Alex to nursery
Say hi Alex
Over the last few months I've definitely developed a love for walking,
getting in around 10,000 steps each day
Most days I come out here for a walk on my lunch break
which gets me out of the house, gets me moving, breaks up the day a little bit
I look after my mental well-being by going for a 30 minute walk,
pretty much almost every morning,
enjoying the fresh air, getting out, stretching my legs
I do lots and lots of walking with this little one, she gives me so much joy
How do I feel connected?
I'm always up for having a great chat
I just think I've got like the best community to work with and to talk to,
which is all of you
Despite COVID-19, Microsoft stands with all of us
and really encourages us to take time out for our own mental well being
Mental well being is something I regularly think about,
as it's often hidden and affects people in different ways
I'm very conscious that a lot of people
they're struggling right now, from a mental health perspective
and I don't know if other people are struggling because you can't see that
and so I want to be proactive and not leave that to chance
To take care of my mental health after nine months working from home,
I've been making sure to work out every day
I find creativity outlets everywhere I can
I've just come back from my daily run
Keeping the mental health, getting away from the desk
and keeping safe in what's been a very difficult year
It's super important to me to make sure I get out in this
magnificent urban jungle at least once a day
I really centers me, it gives me such an opportunity to think
and reflect on how I can make a difference
One of the ways I try and look after my well being is to
take a bit of time at the end of the day, maybe stop a little bit earlier,
make dinner for the family, let's see what we're making tonight
We're a relatively new team, we formed six months ago
and incredibly we have yet to meet in person
You know, we come from different backgrounds with unique experiences and perspectives
However, as we've got to know each other, it's been fascinating to discover
how we are all connected
Thanks guys, it was a really, really efficient meeting
Bye bye!
Microsoft