Why working from home can be more disadvantageous than you think
Working from home might sound lovely but it can be terribly unproductive as well.
When Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer stopped some 200 employees from working from home, it stirred all sorts of controversies. Her reasoning and rationale behind the “ban” was that said group of employees was noted to not be as productive as their counterparts in the office. Some of these employees were reported to have been working on companies of their own, while still on Yahoo’s payroll.
While Yahoo employees lamented about the new policy implementing rigid work hours and taking away what was once flexibility and work-life balance, a new infographic from Internet Provider ORG reveals that not allowing employees to work from home might be a good idea. We can understand why – it takes a lot of discipline to be able to concentrate on doing work … and not surfing Facebook and Twitter.
So what are other obstacles? Out of 24,000 people who were interviewed, 25 percent noted “no access to sensitive documents” and 26 percent reported “bad Internet connection.”
その他の問題点は何だろう?インタビューに答えた24,000人のうち、25%の人が「機密情報にアクセスできないこと」を指摘し、26%の人が「インターネットの接続が悪い」と述べている。
他にどんな障害があるのだろうか?24000人にインタビューした内の25%の人が「重要な書類にアクセスできない事」と答え、26%の人達は、「インターネットの接続環境が悪い」と答えている。
From the perspective of the employer, cost could be a reason why increasingly, more businesses are allowing their employees to work from home. However, there might just be more pros than cons when it comes to working with others in the office. For example, fostering ties between office co-workers could be one. We are, after all, creatures that thrive on good social interaction. Could working at home strip that interaction away?
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