Perhaps you are one of those people who up until recently was either told your job couldn't be done from home or you have not been given the opportunity.
The Benefits Of Working From Home
In an article for Linkedin Pulse Chris Herd Founder & CEO of Firstbase, says this;
"Companies who adopted technology 20 years ago replaced every company that didn't. Companies who adopt remote working will replace every company who doesn't in 20 years. The reason is incredibly simple: talent and efficiency."
He goes on to make the case with the following points;
The talent pool is higher when you remove the restriction of the locality to premises.
Working from home is more efficient, there are fewer distractions and less time and money lost to things like travel to and from work.
Buildings cost money to rent/buy, power, light, heat and more besides.
When you go to work, your commitment is often measured by how much time you spend there. When you work from home, you are measured on what you do.
The Downsides Of Working From Home
In an excellent article for Sonnox, producer Mike Exeter talks about some of the challenges of working alone.
"This has come with its own set of challenges such as dealing with neighbours and noise issues, acoustic treatment and, not least, isolation."
He continues;
"Isolation is a massive factor in enabling depression to do it's worst. It denies us the basic human need for contact with others. This, coupled with an increasing habit of remote, unattended mixing and mastering sessions has led to workflows where our only contact with other humans is a list of mix notes in disjointed and contradictory emails. This can breed conflict, feelings of inadequacy and paranoia, and imposter syndrome.
Conversely, when I am in a room listening together with the client, the conversation happens naturally. I get into my flow state, and the mix becomes a wonderful creative process. There are relatively few conflicts and misunderstandings because we can deal with every idea and its consequence as a team."
What About You?
If working from home is proving successful for you, then it's going to be hard for your employer to claim it doesn't work. Let's be clear there are plenty of jobs that can't be done from home, but if this pandemic is proving anything, it is that many jobs can be done from home.
Given these factor how do you now feel about working from home full time? Take our poll and let us know what you think.
Please leave comments and let us know about your experience of home working.