Is Work From Home The New Trend?

Work from home, as the name suggests, allows an employee to work from his comfort zone, i.e., home, and complete the tasks assigned within the general office timings. Work from home is also known as telecommuting. 

Remote work is changing how the global workspace operates generally. It is a trend that is showing no signs of slowing down. Work from home can boost an individual’s productivity, and an employee can work flexibly within his comfort zone. For the companies, employees working from home reduces the company turnovers, save electrical costs, and infrastructural costs. 

Top companies like Amazon, Dell, Humana, Kaplan, and Salesforce offer remote work opportunities to their employees.

There are a set of requirement for an employee to work efficiently from home: 

• A laptop/desktop
• A stable internet connection
• Chat and conferencing applications
• A workspace (preferred)
• Self-working apps installed on mobile phones like skype, Google classroom, etc.
• All-important files and documents
• Self-motivation and discipline
• A strict schedule

With the World Health Organization(WHO) confirming the coronavirus(COVID-19) outbreak from an epidemic to a pandemic, millions of business organizations and companies are forced to manage their projects by the remote workforce. 

Advantages of Working from Home

1. Flexible work schedule: An employee can take breaks at any moment he/she feels. They can eat lunch at the time they want because there is no strict time-restricted lunch break.
2. Custom environment: An employee can multitask. He/she can listen to music or watch a movie while working from home. The noise level can be whatever he/she desires. 
3. Cozy clothes: An employee can be in his cozy house clothes while working. There is no strict dress code that he has to maintain unless on a video conference. 
4. It’s easier to make calls: An employee doesn’t have to find a conference room to make a call. It is a lot easier to call through VoIP systems provided that there is a stable internet connection. But there are external distractions like kids and pets at home that can hamper a call.
5. No office distractions: An employee is relieved from office distractions like co-workers debating, constant buzzing in the office, unfavorable AC temperature, and so on.
6. Save money: For an employee working from the office, there are many expenses like lunch, transportation, tea, and coffee, etc. At home, one can cut off a lot of expenses that can save on outside food and transportation.
7. No crowds and traffic: An employee doesn’t have to get stuck in traffic early morning or work in small busy work stations. He can work comfortably in his house, lying on a bed or couch.
8. More time with family: Every employee needs to have a balanced personal-work life. But most of them are stuck at the rat race in the office and are not able to devote enough time to their family. Work from home enables an employee to work as well as spend some time with their family.

Reference: Is Work From Home The New Trend?