The advent of the internet has made it possible for people to work from home. Do you feel this working arrangement has more advantages or disadvantages?

The Internet has modernised the corporate world significantly, providing individuals with the ability to

work

remotely without requiring a physical presence in the office. The many benefits of remote working are accompanied by undisputable drawbacks.

This

essay will thoroughly analyse some of the advantages and disadvantages of remote working before

finally

stating a position. Remote working is comfortable in the sense that it allows working individuals to do their jobs, join seminars and meet important deadlines without the excess stress of commuting to

work

. The most obvious benefit of remote working is that it is

time saving

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and cost-effective. Professionals do not have to waste

time

getting dressed or spend

hours

in rush-hour traffic. To elaborate on

this

argument, people spend on average one to two

hours

per day

to commute

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to and from their workplace.

Although

working from

home

saves valuable

time

for employees, the opposite effect might transpire. Working from

home

requires significant self-discipline and

will power

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to

work

. Individuals who

work

from

home

are more prone to be distracted by their surroundings and tend to procrastinate more often as they do not have set working

hours

that

motivates

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them to complete a task.

For example

, during the Covid-19 pandemic, people were required to

work

from

home

and

as a result

, they ended up working longer

hours

than they did at the office.

Thus

, working from

home

leads to procrastination and inevitably longer working

hours

. In conclusion, remote working is an option that technology and the Internet

has

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realised. The advantage of spending less

time

traveling

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seems like a revealing option,

however

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the disadvantage of having no set working

hours

and procrastination clearly outweighs

this

advantage. Companies should strongly reconsider allowing

this

proposition as it may affect the

productiveness

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of their employees.