Thursday 28 February 2013

Working from home

With the news that Yahoo! Is stopping its employees working from home, I thought as am working from home today I would write this post about the experience and why I think it's great.

So, I'm working at home today as am awaiting the delivery of my new sofa. I requested this last week, and due to the nature of my job I can't work just as efficiently, if not more efficiently than when I'm in the office.

So what makes it so much better? Well rather than starting my day at 6:15 in order to walk the dog before I set of on my commute to work, I get an extra half hour in bed, and thats always a bonus! Then I get to sit and have a cuppa before getting ready. Plus I can take the dog out for a longer walk than he usually gets. It's now 8:25 and I'm sat drinking another cuppa, completely chilled out and ready to start work at 9. Its amazing just how much time i save, by not having to commute to work.

Not only does working from home give me time to prepare for my day ahead and make me more relaxed which in turn helps me be more productive throughout the day, it also provides less distractions than being in the office and I feel I can get much more done.

So what do I think about Yahoo? I think working from home and combining this with being in the office is an option that needs more consideration. I feel bad for the people who took on the jobs at Yahoo! believing that they wouldn't have to commute each day to work. Maybe Yahoo! Should consider a happy medium of a combination of working from home and being in the office. I wish I could work from home more, I have no doubt I would get more done, less distraction, less noise and more time to prepare for the day ahead.

What's your opinion on the matter? I would love to hear!

Speak soon,

Social Garble :)

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