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