In the past, most people used to travel to their place of work. With increased use of computers, the internet and smartphones, more and more people are starting to work from home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?

People used to do a conventional way of working (where they would go to their workplace on a daily basis and

work

for eight long hours).

However

, the technology, especially the internet, is a quantum leap and it now allows people to use any device

such

as computers and mobile phones to

work

anywhere,

hence

the emergence of

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. The

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that computers, the internet, and smartphones brought to employees made significant developments,

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it

also

has some downsides.

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thing to note, one of the advantages is that employees get to have a much more flexible

time

when working from home. Unlike in the conventional working condition, where they usually need to be stationary within their

work

station. Working from home enables them to choose the best

time

to finish their task.

For instance

, in a

time

-bounded type of profession

such

as being a financial analyst, they are able to choose the best possible

time

for them to start analyzing financial statements, as long as they finish it before the deadline. In fact, while doing their job, they can multitask with other activities, may it be professional or personal ones.

Such

leisure and versatile conditions surely cannot be obtained if they try to finish the job from the office.

In addition

to that, working from home increases the efficiency of

time

, especially for workers that live in a dense city or far from the office they

work

at. As a matter of fact, commuting in a big city

such

as Jakarta is tiring and

time

-consuming since there are traffic jams throughout the city.

Thus

,

this

new way of working is the perfect solution for that problem due to the fact that workers basically can start their task even after waking up without worrying about traffic conditions.

Finally

, there is no perfect system or method, and

this

work-from-home

scheme is no exception, especially from the perception of the employer. The company or the higher rank employee tend to lose control over their subordinates; they

they

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cannot monitor them as effectively and as continuously as compared to on-site working conditions as they are now separated by location. A manager

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instance, they might have difficulties monitoring their staff task achievement progress in

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location and they have

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more effort by contacting them via text message or phone calls. To conclude, the flexible

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clearly has some benefits like

time

efficiency and

work

-life balance.

However

, companies might still struggle

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their employees to ensure the quality of their

work

output. The

work-from-home

system is worth evaluating and improving to minimize its negative impacts as it clearly has more advantageous effects than drawbacks.