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Money: Comfort:
Professionalism:
•No stressful commutes (average
•The lack of a common working commute person spends 200 hours •Distractions are a common
area allows the corporation tom to put annually getting to work) occurrence when working from
home, such as kids, pets, TV,
aside capital for other purposes. couches, snacks, or any combination
•Less noise when working from home/ of the above.
•Without the need to commute can also be a lot noise depends on
circumstance of the individual.
to college or work, individuals save •Working from home also requires a
vigilance around device safety.
money on fuel and lower their carbon •Since introduction that people be
emissions. able to choose if they want to work •Staying focused on work is difficult as
from home a lot more people are
many of us are distracted by ongoing
•The lack of a dress code requires interested to be able work from home developments in the news, anxiety
in the long term and in the future as
less attention and money spent on they are very comfortable working about the situation, and concern for
loved ones. So, it’s unsurprising that
clothing items. from home. it’s hard to be productive and focus.
•Countries are already implementing •People are happy to be able to work •Some people are working longer
from home in their comfiest clothes.
Workers Tax Relief on certain No need to get dressed up for work. hours at home, so burnout is
common.
household necessities such as
heating and electricity. •Some people can't find motivation •Keeping work life and personal life is
and do not feel comfortable at
difficult when there’s no real barrier.
•Being able to cook meals at home home. between work and home.
means employers will spend less on •Not being judged or bullied when •The lack of interaction that often
buying lunch and workspaces will no working from home as there is no comes with remote work can also be
longer need canteens. interactions between students or co- detrimental to team building.
workers.
•Communication with co-workers or
•People have set their own scheduled clients can easily be misconstrued.
time when they work from home
(flexibility)
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