The article mentions remote working. The author begins the thesis with “remote working” research. Many workers, in particular, use a cross-structure that includes roughly three days each week at the office and the remaining at home. Simultaneously, remarks of its productiveness are growing. Other surveys also show that home-working did not decrease productivity. However, research at an Asia technology company expresses opposite aspects. Through dedicated tracking software, employees work more diligently. Total working hours increased by 30% containing an 18% rise in overtime hours. Regardless, productivity dropped by 20%. These result from several reasons. Firstly, employees’ concentration is lowered or disrupted by calls or emails, and they always spend extra time participating in annual meetings. Secondly, the managers are not sure about the quality of work and hold more meetings. Finally, the need for meetings comes from difficulties coordinating employees when they work remotely. Because of these factors, far-flung labor is inefficient, and workers have less time to be standardized and trained directly. Another consequence is not receiving overtime money though meeting time is longer than commuting time. However, workers behaved in various ways. Long-term employees, for example, work effectively because they can recognize concerns when working from home, such as child care. In brief, employees learned how to use their time efficiently by participating in fewer and shorter meetings.
The article mentions remote
working
. The author
begins
the thesis with “remote
working”
research.
Many
workers,
in particular
,
use
a cross-structure that includes roughly three days each week at the office and the remaining at home.
Simultaneously
, remarks of its productiveness are growing. Other surveys
also
show
that home-working did not decrease productivity.
However
, research at an Asia technology
company
expresses opposite aspects. Through dedicated tracking software,
employees
work
more
diligently
. Total
working
hours increased by 30% containing an 18% rise in overtime hours. Regardless, productivity dropped by 20%. These result from several reasons.
Firstly
,
employees’
concentration
is lowered
or disrupted by calls or emails, and they always spend extra
time
participating in annual
meetings
.
Secondly
, the managers are not sure about the quality of
work
and hold more
meetings
.
Finally
, the need for
meetings
comes
from difficulties coordinating
employees
when they
work
remotely
.
Because
of these factors, far-flung labor is inefficient, and workers have less
time
to
be standardized
and trained
directly
. Another consequence is not receiving overtime money though
meeting
time
is longer than commuting
time
.
However
, workers behaved in various ways. Long-term
employees
,
for example
,
work
effectively
because
they can recognize concerns when
working
from home, such as child care.
In brief
,
employees
learned how to
use
their
time
efficiently
by participating in fewer and shorter
meetings
.