Imagine living in the age of holos where you have the option to work from home every single day of your life. Of course you can travel and go on a vacation anytime because you’d always be virtually “on the field” or present wherever it is that you have to work. Just think about the possibilities. You never have to stand next to hustling traffic while working as a flagger. Neither do you have to drag yourself to work 5 or more days a week when you have to organize your office files or attend meetings and even seminars.
Every time you’re needed at work, you’ll just be present to co-workers as this hologram that can walk with them through corridors or seat with them and chat over lunch. You could even operate forklifts, work with hot asphalt or mix chemicals while sitting on your dining chair because, yes, everything seems like this virtual reality game you have to play to accomplish your tasks on the job.
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Unless you’re a vampire, you won’t have the chance to see the world with such techie workplace conditions in your lifetime. It’s not that bad, though. If your work can be done anywhere with only a laptop and an Internet connection, then sulk no more. You’ll be doing yourself and your company a favor by working from home.
Telecommuting is found to be beneficial to companies that allow their employees to commute either full-time or part-time. This is a finding discovered by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
Through a survey conducted by the association, they found that companies who offer their employees the option to telecommute have improved employee health, greater productivity and reduced costs. If that’s not a win-win situation, I don’t know what is.
More than two-thirds of survey respondents shared that the option to commute part-time or full-time caused higher productivity in their organizations. This is said to be the result of spending less time getting to and from work.
“With ‘anywhere’ connectivity, faster broadband options, and high-quality video and online conferencing choices, the opportunity for virtual offices is greater today and more affordable for businesses of all sizes and shapes,” said CompTIA president and CEO Todd Thibodeaux.
About one-fourth of the respondents said their organizations experienced better employee health with workers having reduced stress levels, which are attributed to traditional commuting.
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