Working From Home

MANY PEOPLE WORK FROM HOME USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY TODAY. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT ONLY THE WORKERS BENEFIT FROM THIS AND NOT THE EMPLOYER. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE?

The phenomenon – working from home – is a new trend these days. Taken at face value, there are always plenty of arguments for it. This modern ways of working style has also brought some heated arguments against it. There are compelling reasons to contemplate over these arguments, too. This essay will discuss both aspects of this phenomenon, and the partial agreement.

At the onset, it is a tiring task for employers to track the performance of every digital nomad. For instance, the standard measures of management and performance go out of the window in the case of distributed teams spread across in various locations. The traditional practices such as walking around to ensure everyone is working or helping a team member who seek some help to clear doubts on specific query become non – existent and uselss. Therefore, it is hard to keep remote workers accountable. It is worth noting that how the absence of manager’s presence can turn this work setting catastrophic. There is no proven mechanism available to verify the authenticity of the job done by the remote worker.

In contrast, there are apparent benefits associated with working from home for employers. This setting no longer need the employee to be in the same building. By this working arrangement, corporations could save a huge amount of fixed and variable costs that incur on every single employee. Additionally, several researches suggest that allowing employees to work from home enhances their productivity. For example, google incorporation has a unique arrangement of permitting some employees to work from home.

In conclusion, it does have some downsides for employers with this modern way of working. But, looking at the advantages and arguments for working- from-home phenomenon, it certainly outweighs its demerits because it helps large or medium – sized corporations save their cost.

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