Part 1 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss life after close to a year in pandemic lockdown.
Show notes:
- Haven't talked for the show since November 2019
- Coming up on the first anniversary of everything getting locked down
- Matt was already used to working from home
- Matt writes YA superhero/fantasy books including The Indestructibles series
- Hasn't been able to go to fantasy or comics conventions
- Jay: Miss the interaction of being in the office
- Now used to the WFH life
- Strange to spend all day at home with your family
- Matt has been working remotely for over a decade
- Companies will probably do away with full offices at some point
- Matt: Working in an office forces you to plan for inefficiency
- WFH requires self-discipline
- Definitely tougher for folks with small kids
- Matt dealt with the challenges of ancient Wifi technology in 2010 in Ireland
- Employers will have to adjust post-COVID
- Commuting sucks and people aren't going to want to do it as much
- The lockdown wasn't good for Matt's writing focus
- Too much going on in the world
- Last March, we all assumed things would be back to normal soon
- Matt: Lost the full-time gig, now juggling multiple freelance jobs
- Doing photography shoots exposes you to lots of germs
- Masks let you be more anonymous than you once were
- Running with a mask is a little challenging
- To be continued
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The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
