It’s common to feel disconnected or even feel less overall motivation while you’re at home rather than surrounded by your coworkers, but there is an easy (and fun!) solution to these common woes: virtual coffee chats. If you can, schedule virtual coffee chats with coworkers regularly to exchange ideas, catch up on projects, reignite motivation, or just catch up on life like you would if you were standing at the office water cooler. You can (and should!) reach out to your boss, too, to see if they have time to connect for you to ask questions so you can feel more in control of your responsibilities. Just 10-15 minutes of chatting can help you feel more connected to your work environment and less like you are alone on your remote island with no one to talk to and no help to be found. Work stress? We don’t know her.