Tech alleviates cabin fever for shoebox residents

Tech alleviates cabin fever for shoebox residents
By Valerie Kor / EdgeProp Singapore | April 24, 2020 6:00 AM SGT

SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Marketing manager Karyn Wong is too busy to be bored. Despite having to stay home during the “circuit breaker” period implemented to help prevent further spread of Covid-19, she has been working with her husband from their 355 sq ft home on Haig Road.

She says: “I have been swamped with work. In fact, I am struggling to find the work-life balance when working from home.”

The couple is renting from Wong’s father, who originally purchased the property as his retirement home. Working from their compact home has been conducive for Wong so far. The only challenge she faces is when both she and her husband have to take video-conference calls at the same time. “When that happens, one of us stays put, while the other goes to the bedroom,” Wong says.

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