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Information technology enables many people to do their work outside their workplace (e.g. at home, when traveling, etc.). Do the benefits of this mobility outweigh the disadvantages? (give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience)

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The question of whether the benefits given by new IT
progresses
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 on
work
 flexibility outweigh its downsides has been sparking
the
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debates for quite some
time
.
While
 many people sustain that it is, in fact, extremely convenient in order to keep up with their own
work
,
other
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others
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 argue that it can lead to a certain misconception of
work
 reality by losing sight of what is considered to be a
work
 environment. For starters,
it is clear that
 having the possibility to
work
 outside the studio allows individuals with special needs or requests to be extremely more comfortable in doing it without having to ask for day permits that would leave them with undone
work
 to complete once they come back.
Furthermore
, individuals would be able to manage their
work
time
 with their free
time
 more appropriately resulting in keeping up with their social and family life. If
traveling
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, modern communicational systems would offer them the possibility to stay in contact with their coworkers
as well as
 to modify or complete their tasks without having to jump back to the office from afar if support is needed.
Although
 these new technologies offer various advantages, they can
also
 present some downsides if not managed properly by companies and workers themselves. One crucial drawback of individuals working online is that they cannot be physically present at all, if their online
time
 become permanent that would mean that social interaction inside the building would be inhibited.
While
 working relations can be considered not essential to complete daily tasks, it could be argued that in-presence collaborations and cooperation
is
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 fundamental in order to create an enjoyable environment and in order to create trust. After taking into consideration all of the points made above, it appears clear that
pros
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 of new information technologies in managing
work
 outside
workplace
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 can outweigh its cons by resulting
extremely
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 beneficial if a balance between in-workplace and out-workplace is found.
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