After talking quite positively about the development of videocalling in the wake of the corona virus crisis in one of my last blog posts (I Am Covid- Positive), my philosophical brain lobe is directing me to new thoughts.

What was pure utopia for us before, has been reality for over a year now: working from home! A lot has happened in the last year and we all had to learn to come to terms with it. But what was the biggest challenge for our colleagues, what have they learned in quarantine and how much do they miss our office - we asked them!

We have been looking forward to this blog post! Since we're all currently stuck in the home office and it's hard to get to know new contacts, we'd like to shorten the waiting time a bit and introduce to you Ray. He has been part of the team for a couple of months, but it's already hard to imagine office life without him. He is our Customer Success Manager and always surprises us with new talents! :-)

First of all, this post of mine is the simplistic view of a sales person and not one of an academically educated epidemiologist or virologist. It is by no means a vote for lockdown or border closures. All of us, myself included, wish for only one thing: to leave Covid-19 behind as soon as possible.

Vienna in particular is going through difficult times. The weeks from November 2nd will be remembered forever, especially for those of us who call Vienna their home. Initially there was the announcement of another, yet "soft" lockdown beginning November 3rd at midnight, including a curfew between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., then the terrorist attack in downtown Vienna on November 2nd deeply affected us all. Nobody expected it (BUT: “stronger than hate #vienna!”) And now, on top of that there will be another three-week total lockdown beginning November 17th at midnight.

In April JoinVision’s management team welcomed a new addition! Chris Dorner is taking the reins together with Wolfgang Gastager and will oversee our Sales and Customer Success teams. Now, with not one but two highly qualified Managing Directors JoinVision can rely on an even stronger leadership in the times ahead.