With the advent of the internet, working from home has become so freaking easy. Everything is accessed online now: files, databases, contact information, telephones, everything! One of the best things about having access via the internet is the fact that you don't have to cart stuff back and forth. Remember the old days when you'd have to bring a flash drive with the data you wanted to work on, or further back in time still, on disks? And you had to ensure the data was secured, and that when transferring files back and forth, you had to ensure that you weren't infecting your home or work system with viruses. Now-a-day, you work and access everything online. There is no more forgetting critical files at the office, it is all there for you. Added to that, if you're working from home and you need to provide support to people who are still at work, you can simply create a remote session and help out your colleagues from home!
These are all great benefits to working from home, but here is my favorite: Waiting time can now be filled with home productivity! Ok, a little explanation. Much of the work I do involves testing and trialling new software. For instance today I was testing Astaro Unified Threat Management. To do this, you have to often wait for software to download, wait for software to install, burn data to disks, etc. Much of what I do involves waiting. If I were at work, I wouldn't be able to do very much of anything except bathroom breaks and coffee breaks (not necessarily in that order). Well by working from home, much of this waiting time can be filled with quick and easy tasks such as throwing a load of laundry in the washing machine, putting away the dishes from last night, letting the dogs out to go pee, etc. I want to stress that if I were at work, I would be waiting with virtually nothing to do, but here at home, the waiting can be turned into productivity.
That is what I love about working from home!
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