“In 2003, 55% of buyers said they wanted a home office,” reports Assurance Financial, “In 2018, 65% of buyers said they wanted an office in their home.” Evidently, it didn’t take COVID-19 for business professionals to prefer to work from home over their traditional office spaces. Of course, the pandemic only increased the amount of remote workers in our society.
Remote work provides quite the convenience all year round! But let’s delve into why you might want to make it a summer fixture.
You avoid the horrors of commuting.
Show us a person who says he or she enjoys sitting in hot and humid rush hour traffic and we’ll show you a liar! No one truly enjoys commuting to and from work. One of the biggest benefits of working remotely during the summertime is the incredible amount of time that is saved not having to commute.
As reported by Vaishali Badgujar on TechFunnel.com, studies show that 82 percent of remote workers believe that not working in a traditional office decreases their stress level. “In fact, companies that use remote workers claim that they are more apt to put in the additional time because they don’t have to commute and therefore, are more relaxed and flexible,” she informs.
You get to set your own work schedule.
It’s tougher to finish off a day of work indoors when the weather is warm and sunny. By working remotely, you can decide to do your work on your backyard patio or even the beach! However, working remotely isn’t just about where you work. It’s about when you work. This summer, you can help the kids enjoy their days away from school while making and taking business phone calls. Setting your own schedule often translates to greater peace of mind and better productivity.
As Emily Courtney of FlexJobs puts it, “whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.
You reduce business expenses.
When you work from home, you don’t need to worry about stocking your office with supplies. Your electronic equipment and furniture aren’t needed. You don’t even need to supply your team with any stationary! Simply put, when your team works from home, they use their own equipment and supplies. Even if you provide them to your workers (good for you!), you save a bunch on electricity and office space rental.
“In many cases, remote employees have their own equipment,” notes Badgujar, “Moreover, businesses save on office space including electricity, office furniture, and Wi-Fi. Saving on the cost of office space alone is a tremendous benefit and can be utilized to increase business revenue.”
Do you plan on working remotely this summer?
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