{"id":2795,"date":"2010-08-11T18:45:21","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T13:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=2795"},"modified":"2010-10-09T02:12:33","modified_gmt":"2010-10-08T20:42:33","slug":"more-people-should-work-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/personal\/more-people-should-work-from-home.html\/","title":{"rendered":"More people should work from home!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning, my wife decided to stay home and telework. So for once, I had company in the morning. I did my writing in one room, and she set up base in another.<\/p>\n

After waking up lazily and taking her time to get ready, she fired up her laptop, connected to her VPN and started doing exactly<\/em> what she does in the office! Which made me wonder why more people don’t decide to do it. I realize that not all bosses will be happy, but surely that’s a question of their own inability to monitor work? I feel a good manager should be able to ensure that his or her subordinates get their work done no matter where they are.<\/p>\n

From where I sit, here are some major<\/em> advantages:<\/p>\n

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Working from home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  1. Less hassle. No commuting stress<\/li>\n
  2. Can save hours by not having to travel<\/li>\n
  3. No money spent on travel<\/li>\n
  4. Reduces fossil fuel emissions and helps the environment<\/li>\n
  5. Creates less traffic congestion on the road<\/li>\n
  6. Can get some more sleep<\/li>\n
  7. Cheaper for the company. No office to maintain<\/li>\n
  8. Fewer accidents<\/li>\n
  9. Potentially more free time to enjoy or spend with your family<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It seems like a win-win situation for everyone involved. So I don’t know why more people don’t take it up. Do bosses feel they will lose control? Do they feel that employees will slacken? In these days of virtual conferences, email, and mobile phones, why do we need to sit in a particular place and work? I can understand sales people needing to go out and do their stuff, but the vast majority of administrative staff and desk workers need not.<\/p>\n

    I feel that management of telcommuting employees will be easy with objectives based management where each person is allocated tasks for the day and deadlines for completion. As long as they meet them, it doesn’t matter where they sit and what they do.<\/p>\n

    Of course, some people like<\/em> to go to work. Sometimes I myself miss the hussle and bussle of an office – but for me, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. What do you<\/em> think?<\/p>\n

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