Modern technology has made it possible for many people to work at home most of the time rather than going to an office every day. What are the advantages and disadvantages of working at home? Support your answer with specific reasons and examples

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With modern
technology
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employees can work from
home
, which can save more
time
than going to an
office
everyday
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. There are some advantages and
disadvantages
of
this
opinion. The
first
advantage of working from
home
is saving
time
and money. When working at
home
you do not have to go to the
office
at 8a.
m
or 9a.
m
and back
home
at 6 p.
m
or 7 p.
m
, that
time
you can have a cup of tea or cook a meal for your family.
Besides
that, the traffic at
this
time
is so bad and you will be stuck in
this
thirty or an hour. The
second
advantage when you do not have to go to the
office
is comfort. You can work everywhere in your house as long as you are interested and comfortable.
Beside
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the advantage of working from
home
, it still has some
disadvantages
. With some people working at the
office
is better than working at
home
. Because they have more motivation when they see others working.
For example
, I can not focus on working when I do it alone or working at
home
. But when I do it at the coffee shop or library, I can see people who are working so hard and
this
makes me feel more motivated. The other disadvantage of working from
home
is the communication with other employees. Working at
home
you can not talk with them, you just can communicate with them by
a
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call or through a chat application like messenger or telegram. You can not have more connections if you do it for a long
time
. To sum up, working at
home
can save
your
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time
and feel comfortable. But it still has some
disadvantages
. Working at
home
, you do not have enough motivation for working efficiency and more connection with other employees. I think I will choose
working
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at the
office
because of
disadvantages
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the disadvantages
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.
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