I'm sorry, I've been wanting to ask this question for a long time. Because in the modern world there are a lot of intellectual professions that are not associated with direct presence on the employer’s premises... Plus the Internet... Here’s how, in your opinion, remote work at home is good or bad... In short...

This question was already asked by me on one of the forums, and in this topic I will give only some of the most interesting and curious answers from the discussion participants. And you, if you want, can sort of argue with them, challenge them:

A) On the one hand, it’s good – it saves time, especially in a big city. On the other hand, we need live communication, an exchange of ideas at a round table. The optimal mode is a balance between home and office by agreement between the participants in the process.

This opinion was, as it were, “commented” by two comments. One of the discussion participants told the author of the opinion the following: “the question specifically says about the “employer”! But what you wrote to me is well known and not only you understand.”
To which the author of the opinion replied: “I didn’t write anything to you personally. And what he said is generally known, of course, but is it clear to everyone... So is it necessary to scrupulously adhere to the essence of the issue without any deviations to the side?”

B) Of course in the office. Get up at home, put on a robe, drink tea and get to work! You don’t need anything, don’t put on makeup, don’t dress up, don’t even leave the house. Neither to look at others, nor to show yourself. And you turn into a kind of domesticated animal. In addition, mobility and communication skills are lost. Which are difficult to catch up with later.

C) Remote work is comfortable, but: career growth is excluded, the envy of office workers will play a negative role on the attitude of management (who is also an office worker) towards remote workers, a more critical attitude towards the results of a remote worker’s work, about bonuses, bonuses, social services. benefits and so on can be forgotten, only the agreed salary and payments due under the law. Remote work is suitable as an additional option. earnings, or as the main one, when apart from the agreed amount of remuneration nothing else is needed and the responsibilities are clearly stated in the contract.

D) It’s better to go to work, communicate with colleagues, dress up, put on makeup. Run home in the evening.

D) It is not the place that is important, but the ratio of the specified volume and the specified execution time. If the former is excessive and the latter is minimal, office work automatically turns into home overtime...

E) If you are lazy in the office... at home you need self-organization and stimulation...

F) haven’t tried it:) probably good, for men:) you sit and drink coffee)) you work, it’s probably better for a woman to work outside the home, they will always ask you to make coffee.

H) Where do they pay more... :)))

I) In the Office, from all sides. There, productivity is higher, work is organized, communication with colleagues, but sometimes it’s so “pressure” that there is no time for communication, but this is temporary and corporate events are fun and you are in a dynamic life.

P.S: Since there is an opinion on the local forum that most of my answers are copied from the Internet, then I decided to support this “opinion” with this topic. You have to comply.)) To those who found out their answers, I apologize, but I note that I had the right to do so, since the answers given here by participants in another forum were copied by me without any correction and are given in full. Answers: B, G, F, I, belong to women, the rest belong to men.

In an age when futurologists and fanatics are increasingly prophesying total dependence on technology for humanity, it is becoming increasingly easier to imagine a life spent entirely within four walls. And although virtual reality glasses and other devices that tech geeks dream of are not yet available to everyone, several trends have already gained worldwide popularity. Some of them are quite harmless: online shopping, online leisure for a wide variety of tastes, distance education. We, people, can now do all this without leaving home.

However, we are still far from total technological slavery: shopping centers are still crowded with visitors, sometimes there is no free space in cinemas, and careless students still continue to choose full-time education in order to voluntarily put themselves under the control of teachers. A similar thing is happening with the trend to work from home: despite the obvious advantages of remote work, not all companies are in a hurry to kick employees out of the office and work via video conference. And in some ways they are right.

The illusion of efficiency

The trend of working remotely is widespread in many countries, but the leaders here, of course, remain the United States and Japan, whose technological development is still leaving all competitors behind. Here, according to the ILO, about a third of the working population exchanged an office for a home. In Russia, these figures are lower, but are growing rapidly: for example, according to RBC, citing a study by J"son & Partners Consulting, in the near future about 20% of our compatriots will work remotely.

The reason for this is very simple - money. According to Regus, which provides office leasing services around the world, this approach allows employers to save considerable money that they spend on paying for their premises. Savings, of course, depend on the specific city and average real estate prices: for example, in New Delhi, firms rent offices on average for $140 per square meter, while in Hong Kong this figure rises to $250 per square meter. As stated in the same study by J"son & Partners Consulting, in Russia, if we take into account all the costs of maintaining jobs and so on, out-of-office work organization in general will help employers save more than one trillion rubles.

At the same time, by transferring their employees to remote work, companies seem to care not only about their own benefit, but also about the well-being of employees, who in this situation do not have to spend an hour or two on the road and who have the opportunity to plan their own schedule. Other benefits include: overcoming discrimination against those who combine work and caring for a small child, and, oddly enough, saving on a business wardrobe.

However, in reality everything turns out to be not so rosy.

For example, last year's ILO report, "Working Anywhere Anytime and Its Impact on the World of Work," found that, compared with office workers, freelancers and home-based workers are twice as likely to suffer from insomnia and experience with stress. And although the organization did not deny the above-described advantages of remote work, it considered it necessary to warn that before switching to such a work organization, employers and employees should carefully weigh the pros and cons.

What's wrong

The thing is that the main problem of remote work is the conflict between our expectations and real possibilities. Yes, an “office in the house” allows us to save time that we spend on getting ready in the morning and traveling, and the nerves that we inevitably lose due to a dozen distractions ( especially when it comes to open spaces: “Corporate dormitory: why open offices are not for everyone”). However, as it turns out, if you like to do reports or answer work emails on your home sofa or cozy kitchen, then there will be no less potential irritants in this case. And the disadvantages of remote work are not limited to this.

Here, for example, is what “domestic workers” complain about most often.

Losing focus

At work, are you distracted by constant calls, conversations and invitations from colleagues to “drink tea”? Well, there will be people waiting for you at home: a child who will rarely sit silently in the nursery for all your 8 working hours, or, say, a pet. Remember that poor professor who was interrupted by small children in the middle of his BBC interview (live, by the way)? They really wanted to play with dad, and the last thing they cared about was that he was now very busy telling the whole world about the politics of South Korea.

However, even if you have the opportunity to work in a completely empty house, this does not guarantee full concentration. Thus, the aforementioned Regus company surveyed about 24 thousand workers from 95 countries and found that 28% of them complain about extraneous noise (the operation of a washing machine, for example), and 22% complain about the TV being turned on. “But you can turn it off,” you rightly note. But, as it turned out, everything is more complicated than it seems. And that's why.

Lack of discipline

Working from home entails the illusion of greater freedom of action, because now you work according to the principle “organize as you wish, just do everything efficiently and on time.” So what’s stopping you in this case from having a quiet hour for yourself at a time when you would have gone to lunch in the office? Or turn on the TV in the background? The danger is further aggravated by the fact that at home the boundaries of the working day are blurred, and management control is reduced. It seems to you that you spend the same amount of time at work as in the office, but in fact you accomplish less. Add to this the feeling of how much you allegedly saved on the road (or rather, the lack thereof) - and now you risk completely losing your working spirit.

Work non-stop

Non-working conditions

According to Regus, about 20% of remote workers complain about... incorrect posture. However, this is not surprising, because not every apartment can be equipped with a full-fledged office with an office chair, a comfortable table and a monitor located at a distance safe for vision. In addition, often the only thing at your disposal is a laptop or, at worst, a desktop computer. But in the process of work you may need other equipment: a printer, scanner, wired telephone, and so on. 32% of Regus respondents complained of nervousness about this item.

Isolation from the team (and management)

Yes, at first, the absence of annoying colleagues or a strict boss may seem like an advantage to you, but the euphoria will quickly pass when you calculate all that you are missing. Often, supporters of “remote work” counter this point with the fact that in the age of video conferencing and lightning-fast Internet, you can stay in touch with the office constantly. Meanwhile, many employees working from home note that during such video meetings they feel more like outside observers than active participants. If one of those in the office lowers their voice a little, those participating in the meeting online will no longer hear anything. Let's add to this possible equipment malfunctions (slow picture, time to connect, psychological boundaries, finally) - and now the person on the other side of the screen no longer feels part of the team and doubts his own value to the company. It's like he's in professional exile.

An even more frustrating point may be the lack of personal contact with your boss. Why? Because the human factor is the human factor: psychologically, your boss will feel more incentive to promote someone he sees in the workplace all the time than someone he doesn’t see at all. It doesn't matter how much work you do. Indeed, in the case of your colleague from the office, the boss will be able to observe his motivation, hard work and responsible attitude. What about in your case? Only dry and impersonal results.

Things to remember

So which will win out in the end – economic benefits or employee well-being? You don’t have to make a choice if you honestly listen to yourself and understand whether working from home really has an extremely positive effect on you.

It is characteristic that with the intensification of the trend towards remote work, new trends are emerging that are designed to legally and legally formalize this type of employment as well. For example, the ILO notes that in order to counter professional burnout among employees, companies should introduce the so-called “right to be disconnected” - for example, not sending work emails to employees during rest hours, so that they do not experience temptation or dilemma to read them. France and Germany have succeeded best in this matter.

In any case, it will be decades before the work-from-home protocol is fully codified around the world. In the meantime, if you are still thinking about the possibility of leaving the office, you should resolve several important points for yourself.

Assess your position in the company. How much will you benefit from switching to remote employment? Perhaps it only takes you half an hour to get to the office, and your employer has given you a separate, comfortable office? Or, on the contrary, the atmosphere at work only distracts you, the journey takes two hours one way, and at home at the end of the work week a bunch of unresolved matters accumulate? Look only at your own situation, without comparing yourself to those who, for some reason, are allowed to work outside the office.

Evaluate your organization. It’s different for everyone, and you don’t have to change yourself to work effectively. Some people simply need control and the example of hard-working colleagues in front of them, while others can quite concentrate while working in an apartment where renovations are underway, the dishwasher is noisy and the dog is howling.

Try an alternative. If your work in the office is terrible and your home is no better, find a place where you can be most productive. This could be your dacha, park, city library, coffee shop or coworking space (

Travelers are drawn to visit the most famous places in the European Union countries. Here are the most famous places in the world that every person has heard of. All famous places are familiar from numerous stories, and many people have heard of the most striking ones.

Today I will show you so many amazing places that every person should visit. Let's go on an incredible journey with you now.

Neuschwanstein Castle

Located in Germany, near the city of Fussen. The castle was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The castle resembles a fairy-tale palace, which is steeped in the time of kings, and translated means “New Swan Stone”. The king lived in it for only a few months and died, and since there were large debts to creditors, the castle had to be opened to visitors. Thanks to the interest of tourists, the castle was completed and this is how it has been preserved to this day.

Palace of Versailles

The most famous royal residence. I think that there are no people who do not know where the Palace of Versailles is located. Everything about it is perfect: its exterior design, picturesque park and exquisite interior. Walking through the picturesque places of the park, where noble people once also walked, I personally get goosebumps.

Stonehenge

There are many different opinions around Stonehenge; scientists are still trying to unravel the mystery of their origin: who created the ring circle of stones and why. After all, scientists have proven that they arose more than 5 thousand years ago. Many people think that the creation of Stonehenge was the work of aliens. Everyone is wondering how huge stones that weigh more than 5 tons could be placed vertically, and this was 5,000 years ago.

Vienna Opera

The Vienna State Opera is the most famous opera house, located in the center of Vienna. The Vienna Opera is the guardian of classical art. Once upon a time, the voices of such celebrities as Mozart, Pavarotti, Domingo and many others sounded from the stage of the Vienna Opera. It is quite possible to get into the opera for a performance.

Acropolis

When talking about the architectural structures of the Acropolis, it is impossible not to remember that they have a mythological origin. What’s interesting is that the sculptures of gods that can be enjoyed on the territory of the Acropolis are in fact copies, and the originals are kept in different museums around the world.

Big Ben

Big Ben is not exactly a clock, but a bell tower in London, which is part of the architecture of the Palace of Westminster. When creating the bell, the accuracy of the mechanism was important - the first strike of the bell every hour must be accurate to the second, and to this day they show the exact time. Speaking of Big Ben, I picture a picture from a school textbook or a packet of tea.

Sagrada Familia

In Barcelona there is an incredible structure - the Sagrada de Familia, the construction of which is still ongoing. On the facade you will see scenes from the life of Jesus: Christmas, the Passion of Christ and Easter. Many people considered the architect Antonio Gaudi, who was initially involved in the construction of the cathedral, to be crazy. Why crazy, because the architect made casts of babies from dead newborns, and before making casts of animals, he put the animals to sleep with sleeping pills.

St. Basil's Cathedral

One of the most striking symbols of Russia is St. Basil's Cathedral. You seem to see it often, you know the legends about its construction, but in fact you know nothing. Today the cathedral is both a museum and a religious building. There is no heating in the cathedral, so it is quite cool there both in winter and summer.

Alhambra

Alhambra is translated from Arabic as “red”. It is located in the city of Granada, the oldest city in Spain. The entire Alhambra consists of several museums and palaces. The territory is very beautiful, walking through the ancient halls that the Sultan lived in such apartments with his harem. On the second level there is the Sultan's bed, where he prayed with his entourage.

Saint Sophie Cathedral

Hagia Sophia is the famous cathedral of Istanbul. The cathedral was once an Orthodox Cathedral, then it was recaptured by the Turks and the cathedral became a mosque. Previously, Christians prayed here, then Muslims. Today, Hagia Sophia is a museum; no religious services are held there, but I think that, once in this place, many turn to God. Inside the cathedral on the walls you can see frescoes of Saints and extracts from the Koran.

Eiffel Tower

It was originally built temporarily to take part in an exhibition, but it became so popular that it was decided to keep it. An incredibly beautiful tower, especially at night. Starting at 22.00 pm, the Eiffel Tower lights up, and every hour it sparkles with running lights. There are always a huge number of tourists near the Eiffel Tower; you can see it deserted only in the early morning.

Old Town Square (Prague)

On the square you will find beautiful architectural buildings, monuments and a large selection of cafes and restaurants to suit every taste. One of the features of Old Town Square is the Old Town Hall, which has a moon clock at the top. The clock shows the zodiac placement of the Sun and Moon, and every hour the clock shows a representation of where the figures begin to move.

Leaning Tower of Pisa

The tilt of the tower is a miscalculation by the architect. Already during construction, the tilt of the tower was discovered, after which construction was stopped for many years. Construction was completed 200 years later and the Leaning Tower of Pisa was reinforced with metal structures. It’s funny to watch tourists as they pose in front of the tower, supporting it from all sides.

Venice

There are many interesting places in Venice, one of them is the Lamenting Bridge, which separates the courthouse and the prison. The relatives saw the convicts for the last time on this bridge and only there could they say goodbye. Creepy, but impressive. You can only travel by gondola. Local residents own scooters or small cars.

Athos

Athos is located on an island, incredibly beautiful - a combination of monastery architecture with greenery and rocks. Girls are not allowed on Mount Athos. If a woman enters the island, she faces criminal liability. Men need to obtain special permission, and then they can visit Athos.

Beaumaris

In England, on the island of Wales, there is a medieval castle - Beaumaris. The purpose of building the castle was to create a defense, and it is practically invulnerable to the enemy. All the streets of the town have their own architecture: an embankment, a market square, a prison, and they are mainly located in buildings of past centuries.

Serranos Towers

On the edge of the city of Valencia, Spain, sits the Serranos Towers, a rather unexpected location for famous sites. They were built back in the 14th century, initially the plans were to build a military structure to protect the city, and now they serve as the entrance to the city, hence the explanation: why they are located on the outskirts of the city.

Albert Hall

The Albert Hall is located in South Kensington. It is impossible to pass by the large-scale building - it is a huge complex for holding concerts and exhibitions. The building was reconstructed several times, the roof was changed, and the hall was rebuilt in order to improve the acoustics. Today it is the best acoustics in the world.

Abbey of Fontenay

Fontenay Abbey is another beautiful fairy tale from the Middle Ages. Today everything has been preserved in its original form. The Abbey's buildings include a church, monks' bedrooms, a forge, a kennel, a dovecote and hospital wards. The only decoration of the church is the statue of the Virgin Mary; everything else is kept in strictness.

Berlin Cathedral

The cathedral is located in Berlin, and it is different from classical cathedrals, but more like an artistic cathedral. You will see the domes of the cathedral from afar, decorated with various sculptures: angels, apostles. At the base of the dome you can go to the observation deck, from which you will have a magnificent view of the museum island.

Vesuvius

From the observation deck in Naples, you can see Vesuvius, whose eruption buried Pompeii under the ashes. Once you reach the crater, you will see the crater itself and even the Bay of Naples. The crater looks like a depression in the mountain, with observation platforms nearby. Looking at Vesuvius, it’s hard to believe that lava can rise from here and burn everything in its path, like Pompey once did.

Wawel

Wawel Castle is the residence of the rulers. The castle is illuminated at night, so it is visible even at this time of day. The castle has a powerful fortress; a dragon will greet you at the entrance. On the territory of the castle there is the Cathedral of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslas. The cathedral has always been the place of coronation and the tomb of kings.

City of Arts and Sciences

The City of Arts and Sciences is located in Valencia. It occupies a large area and includes an oceanarium, a dolphinarium, an interactive museum, a planetarium, and a cinema. Set aside several days to visit all the places. Entrance to the park is free; local residents visit it for recreational purposes.

Coliseum

The Colosseum is the most famous and recognizable object in Rome. Located in the center of Rome. In ancient times, an earthquake occurred and the Colosseum was partially destroyed, and local residents began to dismantle it for building materials. Only the Pope began to restore and protect the Colosseum.

Edinburgh castle

The fabulous city of Edinburgh is located in Scotland. A city of castles, that’s why a holiday in Edinburgh is called royal. The castle itself is located on top of a dormant volcano. It can be seen from every point of the city.

Edinburgh Castle is a great place to spend the New Year; the castle walls are decorated with fireworks. The huge castle has interesting architecture, myths and legends associated with the castle, and interior decoration.

Vatican

For the first time, when you get to the Vatican, you feel like you are on the set of a movie or a fairy tale. It is impossible to see all the Vatican Museums in one day, so take a few days to explore thoroughly.

You are not allowed to make noise on museum grounds; you will be given headphones upon entry. You can’t take pictures everywhere, and there’s no point. You won't get a beautiful photo, and you'll miss important details.

Hungarian Parliament building

If you are in Budapest, you will not pass by the Parliament building. The Hungarian Parliament is the hallmark of Hungary. The building cannot be forgotten after the first tour; the guide’s stories will take your breath away.

You can purchase tickets for the excursion not at the Parliament itself, but at the Ethnographic Museum. Tours are conducted in Russian. The Parliament has a main entrance with lions, which can only be viewed; this entrance is open only to guests such as Putin.

Atomium

Atomium is located in Belgium. When you see it for the first time, the scale of the structure is impressive. You can go up to the observation deck by elevator, a glass elevator. When you go up, it feels like you are flying into space, unusual. You can go up using the elevator, which is completely glass and feels like flying, as if you are going up into space.

Each room is filled with a variety of paintings, photographs, interiors, it feels as if you are in a spaceship. Spectacular transitions between halls delight both children and adults.

Dubrovnik old town

The city is located in Croatia. There are a lot of tourists in the old town, keep in mind that it is small. The old city is surrounded by a moat, or rather it once was, but now it is a garden. A huge gate allows you to enter the territory of the old city.

Inside there is a square from the Middle Ages, the main decoration of the square is a fountain. All buildings are standard, built in the 17th century, because in the 16th century the city was completely destroyed due to an earthquake. Only the monastery survived the natural disaster.

Louvre

The Louvre is the center, it is located within walking distance from the Eiffel Tower. To get around it all, you need to spend 2 days, or at an intense pace, looking faster and faster. Entering the Louvre courtyard, you immediately come across the pyramids, where there is a direct entrance to the museum.

Tourists from all over the world come to visit the Louvre to see the famous Mona Lisa. In order not to get lost and see a masterpiece, I recommend getting a guidebook. The Louvre is filled with masterpieces of great artists and sculptors, so I want to look at it in detail.

Conclusion

So, our virtual tour is over. We hope you have chosen for yourself the very place where you definitely want to visit. There are much more of them throughout the European Union. Any gourmet will be able to find a holiday to their liking, because any tourist will not remain indifferent when looking at the grandeur and splendor of these places.

Thanks to the Internet, a huge audience of people has the opportunity to earn money at home. This factor influenced the increased interest in answering the question “Work at home or in the office?”


Thousands of people, having learned about the possibility of making money on the Internet, began to think about quitting their main job and “switching” to working online. What to do if you find yourself faced with a similar choice?

First you need to evaluate all the advantages and disadvantages of both types of work. On the one side, Working from home, you don't have to waste time traveling to the office, communicate with other employees, and also follow a clear work schedule.

On the other hand, some people simply cannot stand working without communication, a team, and setting their own working hours.

Being organized is one of the criteria for a successful Internet worker who will consistently perform work and motivate himself to take active action.

When making money on the Internet, you will need to monitor many nuances and organize various processes, which again may be the reason for refusing to work remotely.

When working in an office, under the guidance of your superiors, you will need to perform certain functions, while using the Internet, you will not only do your work, but also count profits, monitor development, do advertising and much more.

Without the entrepreneurial spirit, it will be much more difficult to develop a career online, but on the other hand, in the office, you will need to work quite a long time to achieve a high position.

There are many advantages that make people stay at work in the office, refusing to make money on the Internet:

• It’s not so boring in the office, you can communicate with colleagues;
• the team can be useful when performing various tasks;
• there is official employment (experience is in progress, there is sick leave, vacation, etc.);
• you don’t have to organize your workplace yourself;
• taking a break from home and family;
• there are fewer temptations at work to do nothing;
• sometimes in the office you can just “sit” in front of the monitor;

- working in real life, you will take care of your appearance.

Freedom of action or performing certain functions and striving to gain the favor of your superiors, who can transfer you to another position? When choosing between these types of work, be sure to consider the fact that office work comes with stability.

By making money on the Internet, you will not have vacations, sick leave or official employment, which is again a negative point.

In principle, stable earnings can be achieved on the Internet, but this will require more than one year of labor contributions, which should ultimately lead you to creating your own business.

Choosing between working in the office and on the Internet, I chose a remote way of earning money, and, despite some negative aspects, I am satisfied with my activity.

The main thing is to understand what suits you and whether you are ready for free work, which can be much more difficult than working under someone else's supervision.

Still, working on the Internet is better than the office

Having worked on the Internet for several years, I’m already afraid to imagine that someday I’ll have to get a regular job in an office.

Complete freedom of action, do what you like and decide for yourself how much time to spend on it. Of course, here the income depends only on how much work you did, but that suits me.

Absolutely everyone can work via the Internet. What would you do in the office? Computer design, project manager, content manager? All of these positions can be filled online.

Freelance exchanges have been created specifically for this purpose. You can go to and view available vacancies:

The Internet is developing rapidly, so you can find a job with any skills. There will definitely be difficulties at the start, you will have to look for a good employer, send a lot of applications, and so on. But then you will get a full-time job without leaving home.

Thousands of people have already taken advantage of this, they work from home and receive money on their bank cards. According to experts, in the near future there will be even more remote workers, as it is convenient and helps employers themselves save money.

What can you do at home to earn money?

Already want to work online, but have no idea what you can do?

We offer you several interesting options:

1. – the most common choice of beginning freelancers. You write articles to order or on any topic to later put up for sale. Use your knowledge and passions to write about products, weight loss, fashion, construction, and so on.
2. - similar to the previous method, but somewhat simplified. There is no need to write articles, they need to be corrected. Many talented authors write a lot and interestingly, but with mistakes.
3. – announcers – if you have a pleasant voice, why not take up voice-over for videos. Nowadays, websites are even being created where such part-time work is offered; promotional videos are recorded every day.
4. – the simplest freelancing job. Just like in real life, you will “post” advertisements, only not on real boards, but on special websites.
5. – many people who have graduated from universities have an engineering education, regardless of their field of activity, professional skills can be applied online.
6. – online stores are not uncommon; they are opened by anyone who is not too lazy. The business is profitable, but you can’t do it without consultants and assistants, so vacancies for remote sellers are often found on stock exchanges.
7. – keeping order on sites, removing spam, posting posts, answering user questions and much more are the responsibilities of moderators of sites and groups in social networks. networks.

As times go by, the boundaries between personal and work space are blurring. You can be an employee, working from home, and freelance from the office. After all, often all you need is a laptop and Internet access. The question is what is best for a particular person in his life situation.

Last time I told you... This work style has a positive effect on my productivity and motivation. But over 7 years of free life, I noticed attractive features in office work:

Firstly, (1) it’s easier to organize yourself. The need to appear in the office sets the rhythm of work, creates a routine, a skeleton, a structuring framework.

Working independently, a person, depending on his habits and life circumstances, runs the risk of “falling” in one direction, or even going to one extreme at a time. Either he works too hard, driving himself to exhaustion, or he relaxes too much.

In both cases, discipline and willpower are required to correct the situation. And without an external framework, such changes can be difficult - after all, in fact, in the short term, nothing terrible happens.

The need to appear in the office (even if there is no clear schedule) forces you to plan your activities. Think about when you will do and what you will do. Because here there is no longer the illusion that there is no time, and you can get down to business at any time.

In addition, in the office, as a rule, there is a boss. And for many (to my regret) it is this that is the most important incentive and guarantor of fruitful activity.

As a result, it turns out that it is more difficult to “jump off”.

And leaving work can become a kind of switch to rest and personal affairs, which is much more difficult to implement at home.

However, for some, such structuring frameworks may include children’s clubs, going to the gym, and even regular meetings with girlfriends. But, since all this is an optional activity, working in an office is a more reliable means.

The next factor is (2) live communication and more opportunities for dating. I can’t say that I’m locked in a closet and don’t communicate much. I communicate from morning to evening. But when I go outside, from time to time I am surprised at my own reaction: “Oh! People! (Who did I talk to?)”

There are more lively emotions in the office, brighter energy and information exchange. It's easier to make friends. It's easier to find a companion for sports and entertainment. And someone met their soul mate at work. Working from home, this is much more difficult to do :)

(3) It’s much easier to come to an agreement with colleagues in person. You see what mood a person is in and how busy he is. You can make an adequate decision about how and when it is appropriate to speak. Give a compliment, joke, lighten the atmosphere. You can listen to a person, make him talk. By chance to hear about his problems and concerns. All this creates a common space that helps you influence the lives of other people, express yourself and solve your own problems more easily in the long term.

(4) One head is good, but two are better. There are little things for which you won’t call or write letters. But when another person is nearby, even a thought spoken out loud can bring you an unexpected hint from the outside.

(5) Your boss can more adequately assess your labor costs. Not everywhere work is evaluated by results. In the office, sometimes the visual component is enough - when you are seen working, the results can wait, because you are busy with business.

When you are not in front of your eyes, the lack of results becomes critical and in most cases is assessed as a lack of sufficient effort, when in fact you could have spent much more time than expected.

(6) No greenhouse conditions are needed to work. The main reason I love home working is precisely the opportunity to step away from all possible distractions and focus on the task at hand. But it also has the other side of the coin.

Over time, you need certain conditions to concentrate. While in the office you adapt to work under any circumstances: when there are telephone sales or women's conversations nearby, when the boss is shouting and there is an emotional atmosphere in the room.

(7) Less effort should be made to build boundaries with others. Of course, colleagues are different, but by default, the office is a place to work, and sometimes you just need to be reminded of this.

If you work at home, and other people are there at the same time, you need to explain to them, agree on time and territorial limits and signals so that you are not distracted. This can be done relatively easily with adults, but with children and elderly relatives, sometimes the only option to come to an agreement is to leave.

(8) There is an opportunity to take a break from relatives who are also at home, and even miss them a little.

(9) There is no temptation in the form of a full refrigerator. Of course, at other jobs you don’t even need a refrigerator; there is a cafe-canteen-shop there. And no one canceled the table drawer with chocolate. But it’s still easier here. You won’t be chewing something every hour in front of your colleagues. More eyes will be watching your diet 😉

(10) You don’t have to do anything special to move enough. If you work from home, you don’t need to take your children anywhere, you’re an introvert and love to work, you don’t have to get out of your hole at all. Fortunately, both food and entertainment are now delivered home. However, our body and spirit need movement. It not only helps you maintain physical fitness, but also improves your mood.

If you are at home, you can of course exercise. But you still need to find the willpower to do it.

The road to work can be a great opportunity. You can walk (at least part of the way). You can ride a bike. And no willpower specifically allocated for sports. I went to work and my body got a minimum of movement. Much easier than figuring out where to go.

(11) On the way you can listen to audio books and podcasts, read. An hour and a half every day. That's quite a lot. Otherwise, you need to specifically set aside time for this.

(12) Work is a great incentive to look good every day. At home there is a temptation to relax after sitting unsightly all day, but office style requires care, makeup and wardrobe, even the simplest ones. Also, to some extent, keeping yourself in shape. In beautiful shape :)

Surely, if you go to the office every day, you can find something else useful.

Why do you love office work?