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The number of people working online from home has grown in some countries. Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

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In some countries, there is an increasing number of
employees
 who work remotely from home and
this
 trend is growing in popularity.
Although
,
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 there are some minor implications related to
home-based
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 work environment, the advantages definitely
outnumbers
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 its demerits.
To begin
 with, a vast majority of big enterprises tend to recognise the benefits of online working on the productivity and general satisfaction of their
employees
,
therefore
 they tend to be flexible in their approach to offer their
employees
 the option of hybrid working from the comfort of the home. Undoubtedly, the main advantage of online working is
the
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convenience which results from the fact that
employees
 do not need to waste
time
 on daily
commute
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 which is cost-effective and could be spent on more productive activities.
For example
, workers who have family
,
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 can allocate the
time
 saved on
daily
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commute
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time
which
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they could spend with their beloved ones.
Moreover
, since workers do not need to use their personal vehicles,
this
 contributes to reduced traffic congestion in the city and improved air quality since
reduced
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amount
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 of toxic fuel fumes. On the other side, despite detrimental benefits which can help improve
the
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general employee satisfaction and
the
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air pollution as well, online working might have some minor implications.
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,
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 single workers might not see a dramatic difference between office and online working,
then
employees
 who need to balance
between
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their professional career and childcare might find it extremely challenging and
hence
 might prefer working from
office
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 as a way to escape from daily family stress. To summarize,
although
employees
 might have their own preferences regarding their working environment, the significant advantages seen in the examples of saved
time
 and environmental benefits, definitely
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 its minor drawbacks.
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