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

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It is commonly believed that the development in technology at the present
time
 brings more people working at
home
 whereas people in the previous
time
 did their work at
company
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the company
a company
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. Working at
home
are
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is
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 beneficial due to having more
time
 with family and saving
time
 from
traffic
 congestion, but they may lack motivation and a sense of teamwork.
Firstly
, they have more
time
 to do many things when working at
home
: spending
time
 with family in the morning and night, exercising to get healthy and relaxing more than working at
office
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the office
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.
This
 is because they do not have to wake up early to go to the company and not to face any
traffic
 congestion in rush hours;
consequently
, they are able to save a lot of
time
 from travelling to work--which during
traffic
 congestion
everyday
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.
On the other hand
, doing work at
home
 is able to lack motivation and a sense of collaboration with their colleagues.
This
 is because sitting in front of the computer for a long
time
, they may lose focus.
Moreover
,
video
 conferencing can not be as effective as
the
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real conferencing which can be face-to-face between employee and employer. There are many problems with
video
 conferences as well.
For example
, a manager is not able to know what their employees are doing; they may just attend to the
video
 call and do another thing that does not involve working. In summary, there are both advantages and disadvantages from developing technology
such
 as mobile phones, computers and internet connection--as opposed to the previous
time
. Working at
home
 saves a lot of
time
 because they do not need to wake up early and face any
traffic
 congestion--which is the main issue of travelling nowadays.
On the other hand
, they may be bored and lack
motivation
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the motivation
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 to work at
home
; some employees do another thing during the
video
 conference once in a while.
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