In recent years, working from
home
becomes a familiar working method because of the covid quarantine. Some people believe that
this
method brings many advantages to the
employees
, while it is the opposite to the
employers
. In my point of view, I partly agree with the statement.
For the
employees
, it is true that they gain several benefits from working from
home
.
First
of all, it gives them more time to finish their tasks. They do not need to concentrate on only one job but can organize their time and make it actually worthwhile. Working from
home
also
reduces stress, as
employees
can complete their duties at the most comfortable, convenient place and flexible time. One more advantage for workers is that they face fewer distractions at
home
more than at the office. What’s an ideal condition to fully focus on the tasks! It truly increases their productivity a lot.
However
, working from
home
equals the lack of face-to-face contact. Direct communication is hardly required at the office so that co-workers can exchange information to work effectively.
On the other hand
, working from
home
might be a challenge for
employers
. Without directly meeting up with the
employees
, it’s hard for the manager to catch up with the working progress, updating information, summing up data, solving problems, managing the duties of the workers... Since the
employers
’ duties are obviously more complicated than the
employees
, there are uncountable and unpredictable difficulties they must face.
Nonetheless
, as
employers
increase their productivity by working from
home
, managers gain benefits indirectly as well. In some specific circumstances,
this
working method saves an amount of money for the
employers
because they no longer need to pay for the companies’ facilities
such
as electricity, rent, etc.
In conclusion, working from
home
affects both sides in different ways. Companies should find solutions to solve the remaining problems of both the
employees
and
employers
as soon as possible because of the continuing pandemic quarantine.