Working with Central Files has advantages when working in a group. But you also have to be careful with what you do.

One of the things you should get used to is opening the central file from the server every morning. To do this, do not go to the server directly to double-click the file!

Instead open Revit and click open:

Go then to your central file and open it, making certain to have the Create New Local option ticked. (Should happen automatically, but hey, you never know.

Now you will get a fresh copy of the central file, including all changes that have happened since you were away.