Can confirm. I'm in Beijing and it's wonderful indeed, I'm not with my family though.
I already worked from home for a month as a developer, and we have confirmed we'll WFH for the next 2 weeks at least.
There's no sign of productivity dropping for now according to our regular analytics. We have similar velocity as in previous months, where the estimation was done before the Chinese new year (just to clarify).
Right, and I must admit that was my initial reaction. I honestly hope that one positive from all of this will be that working from home (and remote work generally) becomes more widely acceptable.
Unfortunately, in this instance, what I'm hearing from people on the ground is that the balance has swung a bit too far into "cabin fever" territory at this point.
Note that in China it's common for people with kids to live with their extended family/in-laws (who look after their kids while they're working). Like anywhere else in the world, for many people spending time with their in-laws is not a pleasant experience.
I already worked from home for a month as a developer, and we have confirmed we'll WFH for the next 2 weeks at least.
There's no sign of productivity dropping for now according to our regular analytics. We have similar velocity as in previous months, where the estimation was done before the Chinese new year (just to clarify).