home-based work benefits employees and employers

A lot of people have to work for income, even if it means being subjected to a program of authoritarian propaganda punctuated by many different moments of frantic efficiency. Entrepreneurship addresses some of the issue, but it demands burning the midnight oil. Working from home is another choice. Hammering out the daily telecommute can benefit both the employer and the employee.

Some businesses are against working at home

The chance of there being a distraction is why businesses are against working remotely sometimes. If there’s a couch and television available, employees aren’t typically productive. It is possible to argue that it is more distracting to work in an office with people talking, supervisors watching, meetings all over the place and uncomfortable surroundings.

The best parts of telecommuting

• Increased production -Large blocks of uninterrupted time are necessary for a worker, especially if that worker is in a creative field. This is possible with dedicated workspace at home. Meet at a bar after you are done for socializing if you need it. Drinking together makes for a stronger group. Sometimes there are advantages to it.
• Increased documentation – To be able to stay above board, telecommuters have to document their work since they are not in the office. With the work you are doing, it can be a good idea to keep track of it anyway. It will keep your boss interested in you as an employee.
• Efficient use of tools – It should be enough to instant message one another during work hours and for work-related topics. If security is an issue, set up a VPN or similar network.
• Trust – When businesses trust that employees can produce without constant supervision, it raises employee morale.
• Living a normal life – A person’s physical and emotional health is at stake when putting them through the unnatural 40 hour workweek from 9 to 5. Most executives find ways to leave the office at almost any time of the day if they have errands to run. This isn’t the case for most workers. They have a strict schedule. These rights should be given to all the workers. They should simply have jobs that have to be completed.

Companies can benefit from it also

A ton of money is put into offices by businesses. This can include rent and furniture. This 20th century relic is far from cost efficient. When trusted employees get the job done remotely, the corporate office doesn’t have to suffer from corporate bloat.

Articles cited

Christian Heilmann’s Blog

wait-till-i.com/2011/05/25/on-working-remotely-and-efficiency/

Read Write Enterprise

readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/05/lessons-learned-in-remote-work.php

Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network

How to make work: Leave the office

youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs