o not work for another company, working from home can mean a huge saving in office rent.
Savings in taxes – Taxes can be saved by ensuring a thorough filing of expenses that one incurs.
Some fixed expenses can be shared – Incidental expenses are lowered since they are shared by the home as well as the office. Telephone, stationary and other such overhead expenses are shared between the house as well as the office thus cutting cost if it is a personal business.
Flexibility – There is a lot of flexibility that comes with working from home. You can decide your own timings and can accommodate other tasks that need to be accomplished.
But life is not all rosy when working from home. On the flip side of the coin the disadvantages of working from home are aplenty too.
Slips into slackness – Since there is no pressure to start work at a certain time or dress a certain way it is very easy to delay the start of work. Productivity can seriously decrease under such circumstances if great self discipline is not maintained.
Pressing personal chores – Personal chores can mount and get extremely difficult to avoid when one is at home. The tasks can be overwhelming and one could fall prey to it. Tasks that would otherwise take only fifteen minutes can end up taking up a lot more time.
Lack of competitive spirit – A major disadvantage of working from home is lack of human interaction. Colleagues and peers help in keeping the competitive spirit alive and enhance productivity. Going to office is a great way to get away from the stress at home and vice versa but if office is at home then there might be no escap
The Homework on Home Working
Due to the spread of technologies, such as the Internet, multimedia and electronic devices, employees can take the opportunity to work at home. Yet, some people contend that home working benefits employees instead of employers. I personally believe that, despite some possible drawbacks, tele-working benefits both employees and employers. First of all, it is an indisputable fact that employees are ...
