These days, many people have their own computer and telephone, so it is quite easy for them to do their job at home. Does working at home have more advantages or more disadvantages?

Nowadays, it's more and more common for people to
work
at
home
because they have their laptops and phones for
working
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. In my opinion, the disadvantages of
this
phenomenon outweigh the advantages. One of the
disadvantage
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is that it will be hard for people to get immersed
into
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their
work
. There are so many things that can
distracted
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you in your
home
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,
such
as your kids, the bed and sofa, the drinks and snacks.
Although
phones
is
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the core tool , the biggest distraction is probably the phone itself. When I
work
at
home
, I can't help watching videos and news on the phone. Another item is that we are low efficient at
home
even we are working. We are likely to lose self-control at
home
since there's no pressure from other workers.
For example
, we
are not focus
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on our
work
.
Instead
, we think about when to have a rest and eat something. In comparison, we are more professional in the office and highly concentrated on our
work
. But there are some advantages too. One of them is
that
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the prospect of
Internet
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world. As we know, technology is developing so quickly that we can finish our
work
at
home
now. From now on, the Internet will surely play a more and more important role in our life, and so as the part of
work
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we
done
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at
home
.
Besides
, it saves our time in the commute. Working at
home
means we don't have to meet the traffic jam on the way to
company
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everyday
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and take business trips. Theoretically, we will have more free time and less pressure from the workload. All in all, working at
home
are
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a double-sided
work
mode. It reduced the commute time, meanwhile, the efficiency as well. In my opinion, those negatives outweigh the positives
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