By now, just about everybody knows what remote working is. It is a concept of working from home while staying connected with your work through various means of communication. This technology helps us be productive during chaotic times such as the Covid-19 Pandemic. As you may have known, businesses and office spaces stopped functioning during this phase.
And during such time, remote working technology brought some hope for businesses to continue their business. If it were not for remote working technology and the internet, many businesses would have gone bankrupt or might have been shut down; thankfully, many were sustaining their business by working remotely.
Remote access with the help of remote technology allows users to access a device or network from an offsite location, which opens doors to access systems where they cannot connect directly. One can access, control and manage files and data stored in a remote device from wherever they are. For this, existing means such as video calls, group chats, and file managing apps came to our rescue through smartphones and laptops.
That said, we understand that some physical work can’t be done remotely, but businesses and people have found ways for many things that were not usually done remotely. Computer and IT services or education and training were done remotely, entirely, or partially in some places. Education institutions can run entirely remotely regardless of the Covid 19 Pandemic.
Pros and Cons of Remote working technologies
One massive advancement of remote working technology is remote health and medical services. It has changed the way how people look at medical institutions. One does not have to spend time traveling away and fear exposure to any new disease by going to the hospital. They can sit in their place, contact health personnel, and have a conversation with them so that the doctor can diagnose if that person is having a severe problem and whether s/he needs to come to the hospital.
Pros
Since remote working technology has brought many reformations in business and the lives of everyday people, let us discuss why moving to remote working technology can be beneficial.
You will be saving money and time
With remote working technology, you do not require ample office space or other components to be used by your employees. The employees will save time on traveling and work from a home office.
Increased productivity and better focus among workers
In research done, it was found that about 79% of remote workers were found to be more productive and have better focus. There is a misconception that remote workers are more lazy and pajama-clad employees who slack off instead of getting their work done. However, data show they are more efficient because remote working enables them to be productive no matter where they are. Along with this, people are generally more comfortable and at peace at the home office, further boosting productivity from the home office.
Less employee turnover
Remote workers have less turnover than employees who come to work at the workplace. Employees are free to do work in a favorable environment of their preference, so there are not many factors that might make them leave. Employee loyalty and retention are improved among remote workers due to a more suitable work-life balance.
Companies can find more options to choose from and so will job seekers
When work can be done remotely, companies have a wide range of options because there are no restrictions on who can apply for the job. Similarly, job seekers can be anywhere in the world and comfortably work from their excellent place. Despite all these advantages, working remotely has some restrictions and disadvantages.
Cons
That said, there are pros and cons to everything in the world. The advancement of remote working technology is no different. Just like how we discussed the benefit, let’s talk about the drawbacks.
More distraction
When working in an office, you have a suitable environment and favorable conditions, but if you are working remotely, there can be many distractions. There is no certainty that the place where you work will have a favorable situation.
Isolation and limitations to interaction
When a person is working remotely, they are less likely to have good communication with the people working in the company. They might feel socially isolated because of a lack of human interaction; therefore, before hiring and after hiring, the employee and the employer must have good communication to minimize the problem of isolation and less interaction.
Conclusion
So, is remote working technology a blessing or curse? Most would agree that it’s a boon of science, at least ever since the Covid19 Pandemic.
We hope you found this interesting. And as always, thank you for reading till the end.
