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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, telecommuting or home office was seen as an innovative alternative that companies provided to their employees as part of the labor flexibility proposals. While nowadays, the perception of this way of remote work has changed.
To assist four days a week to the office and, on Fridays, having the option to work from home with comfortable clothes, in bed or on the terrace, and turning the house into the new workspace are not the same thing. Now employees see themselves forced to share the work routine with the family, to set limits, to look for ways to stay focused, to create healthy habits, etc., to adapt to a new way of carrying out their professional activities.
The pros of telecommuting
- It promotes individual responsibility.
- It saves time and money on transportation.
- It allows us to take advantage of new technologies.
- It’s appealing for the new generations.
- It generates confidence in workers.
The cons of telecommuting
- It can be complicated to disconnect from life at home and focus on work.
- It could reduce job performance.
- The worker could see an increase in costs such as electricity, heating, higher Internet speed.
- Some bonds with the organizational culture of the company could break, being away from the office for a long time.
- It makes the organization of work teams difficult.
The experiences of each individual can be different when it comes to how they have lived this long phase of home office, in which most people do coincide is that, this experience, has represented significant challenges for everyone at personal and professional levels.
How have you felt working remotely for so long? Would you like to stay like this or do you wish to return to your workplace?
