More and more companies allow their employees to work from home or “remotely” rather than going into an office each day. Do the advantages of this policy outweigh the disadvantages?

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It is true that technologies have profoundly changed our life, either personal or professional. More and more organizations have permitted their staffs to work remotely
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of attending the office daily.
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some drawbacks. Both have to be considered and discussed in order to adequately address
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intensified since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Regarding the upsides,
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there is the possibility of avoiding
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at traffic congestions during the commuting hours. One possible outcome is that we will have more available moments to spend with our family or even to dedicate to our health, preparing better meals and doing in a more
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productivity caused by the improvement of the happiness levels. To illustrate these two affirmations, I would like to give a personal example. Since 2018, I have worked from home. Being closed to my husband, including here the opportunity of living abroad, having flexibility and so that being able to organize my own schedule have all impacted positively in my performance, according to my manager´s feedback.
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expressed by the difficulty to communicate with other colleagues. Since the beginning of the pandemic, many have started
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modality of work for the
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meeting. The
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downside can be related to our mental health. More and more people will stay at home alone.
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particular problem can be especially difficult for singles and elderlies. Again
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one of the serious implications unfolded by the recent lockdowns.
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, many enterprises have allowed their employees to work from home. Based on our opinion, the plus sides of
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trend far surpass its pitfalls. The convenience of having more free
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the possibility of using technologies in our favour either to connect to the loved ones
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or to boost our health can be, in the end, some strategies to deal with the negative sides.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • telecommuting
  • remote working
  • work-life balance
  • productivity
  • distractions
  • flexible schedule
  • cost savings
  • office space
  • commuting
  • professional wardrobe
  • boundary
  • burnout
  • face-to-face interaction
  • teamwork
  • communication
  • isolation
  • workplace culture
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