Around the world, many adults are working from home, and more children are beginning to study from home because technology has become cheaper and more accessible. Do you think this is a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Just recently I saved my best friend from a rash decision. We had a small get-together

last

Friday evening. And I noticed that he was acting aggressively and losing his temper at the smallest thing. I asked him what happened, and he said he was thinking of quitting his job. Of

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it was obvious that

this

decision would impact his life significantly. So I decided to interfere, but I didn’t want to put too much pressure on him, so I just said something like ‘ I’m here for you if you ever want to talk’. Just as I expected it appeared that he decided to quit his job because he had a conflict with a colleague. So I realized that

this

decision was emotional, not logical.

Moreover

,

this

meant he wanted to quit a job without another one lined up, which entails uncertainty and having no income for an indefinite period of time. So I decided to help my friend because I’m convinced that

this

is what friends are for. And I think it’s natural to want to make someone you love and care for feel better again. I didn’t tell him that he needed to calm down.

Instead

, I just listened to him and let him vent. About an hour later he realized he was blowing things out of proportion and that he just needed to talk to his colleague face-to-face before the conflict got out of hand