Why do employees value remote working?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Better work-life balance:<\/strong> no more commute means you get more time around their workday to spend on themselves or their families. <\/li>
- Save more money:<\/strong> Who honestly wants to spend money on gas, trains, buses, or any other method of commuting? That’s not counting parking if you drove to work, certain clothing if there’s an office dress-code, lunch if you didn’t pack it, etc. <\/li>
- Freedom to live where you want: <\/strong>The hardest part about working in tech is having to live in areas where housing is cramped, expensive, and difficult to find. What’s the point in being forced to live in an area you don’t like if you can do your job anywhere with an internet connection?<\/li>
- Better focus: <\/strong>For those of us in creative or development roles, working in an open space office plan can be our kryptonite. The calm and quiet of (some of) our homes can be the best environment to fuel a creative process. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Now, it’s important to note that remote working isn’t for everyone. Some people genuinely like the office environment, and love seeing their colleagues every day. Certainly, those with kids who had to work while putting their kids through online school felt relief going back into the office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are some people who don’t thrive in remote-working situations. These are people who need a strictly regimented environment to be productive, and can’t self-impose that structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others just prefer to spend their day around other people. They find that a face-to-face environment makes collaboration easier\u2014and for some roles, it very well may be the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless, offering your employees the option <\/em> to work remotely can have incredible benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remote Working Benefits for You<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It might be a candidate’s market, but employees are far from the only people driving the WFH movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are so many clear benefits to remote working for an employer as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Save money on expensive office renting or leasing:<\/strong> Fewer in-office employees\u2014or better, none at all, means you spend less renting that expensive office in a trendy town that’s always choked with traffic. Sure, the view may not be as impressive as the corner office of the 44th floor, but you can save that money towards hiring more top talent, investing more in the people who help you grow. <\/li>
- Increased productivity and employee performance:<\/strong> In fact, according to a great interactive report by Owl Labs, 9 out of 10 employees<\/a> say they were as productive, if not more, while working remotely compared to working in an office.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Save more money:<\/strong> Who honestly wants to spend money on gas, trains, buses, or any other method of commuting? That’s not counting parking if you drove to work, certain clothing if there’s an office dress-code, lunch if you didn’t pack it, etc. <\/li>
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