Topic: New Research found Work from home workers to be less productive - page 7. (Read 884 times)

I don't know if the article is just bias, or I'm wrong with what I watched during the pandemic.
At that time, there are employees who are working in the office who made a transition, and decided to work from their home, and most of them find themselves to be more productive, and it's better for them since they will have more time to spend with their families.

In our country, on average in one day, we spend around 2-3 hours going into the office, and going back into our homes. Just imagine that time being spent alone for travelling. For those who are going to their office who are now working from home, they find this very good since they are earning, at the same time, they have more time to do things that they aren't doing when they are working on an office.

Work from home workers tend to be less productive? I guess it depends on the environment of the freelancer/worker or whatever term  you want to call. I mean I know some freelancers here in our community, and they are working pretty well, but with a silent environment that's why they are working in midnights till tomorrow morning. On the other hand, I don't know if freelancers are affected with this one, but I believe that having a noisy environment will affect your productivity. Overall, freelancers are the way to go now. No need to wear formal attire, no need to go to a meeting personally, no need to travel for 2-3 hours or even more because of traffic.

I think there are advantages in allowing employees to work from home but lower productivity does not surprise me. Being at home with no boss or manager watching you, I can see people being tempted to not work as hard. Sure, many people will be happier to stay home but I could definitely see laziness creeping in with some people & a lack of motivation.

Even though there are supervisors watching you, you still kind of fake it, like you are doing something. Unlike in a work-from-home setup, you are really the one in charge. If there are time trackers or screen trackers, then you'll be working hard, but again, in a work-from-home setup, you'll mostly need to finish the task by the end of the day as there are always reports on what you've done by the end of the day, meaning you'll have to do things. Unlike in an office setup, there are days when there are no meetings, and you'll just casually go in and out.

From personal experience: I have IT specialists working for me, after covid and then terrorist aggression from russia, a decision was made to relocate specialists to other cities. When the terrorist army of russia was defeated and fled in shame from most of the occupied territories, people returned. Many lived near Kiev, in satellite cities.
But due to the fact that the office is located in the center of Kiev, and Kiev continues to be shelled by Russian terrorists, a second decision was made - to switch to a remote work schedule. After 2-3 months, I talked to the staff and found out what happened:
- For employees, working at home is an additional motivation
- - a person saves 2-3 hours a day traveling to and from work
- a person reduces the cost of maintaining themselves during working hours
- people have the opportunity to have more contact with their families

from my side benefits:
- I do not bear the cost of maintenance of workplaces, office, related costs
- the real efficiency of work, as I perceive it, is HUGE. People who are motivated by what is described above can work earlier in the morning, can solve tasks in the evening when a good idea comes to them, or even , some time on weekends.
- according to the project management system indicators - efficiency has also increased.

PS business direction: development, outsourcing of IT services.

Everyone who does the work certainly has comfortable conditions to work, some do the work individually and some like to do the work in groups. Maybe what you are saying includes people who want to do their work in groups so they have to do their work together so they can get additional information from other people about what they are doing, it is very different for those who work individually they prefer to do their own work without anyone people who accompany him in doing work.

Freelancers are a different bunch altogether, aren't they? Sort of like being their own boss, making their own rules, wearing their own shoes, you know? So, if you're your boss, you work harder or lazier, or sometimes both. People in the office might work better, or they might not, or maybe they just pretend to work better. There's a chair and a desk, right?

But freelance folks, they own the tasks. Owning tasks is like owning a pet; you have to feed it, love it, care for it. It's business, not another man's business, so it's like more business-y. Could they be more productive? Maybe, maybe not, but the sky's the limit, except there's no sky at home. So, yeah, think about that! Or don't. Up to you, really

we need to meet people to increase our knowledge, if we are alone there will be no one tell us about what is wrong or what is better. we need good friends guys. freelancer also need friends to gain insight so his quality will be higher.

I think about this is really going to lead to different answers. But for people who are initially used to working in an office with tight time management and those who are very productive when working in an office because there is indeed supervision from a superior in the office. So maybe they will become less productive if suddenly they are told to work from home. The reason is because at home we feel more relaxed because there is no direct supervision from superiors. Which keeps us from getting the urge to work harder. But for someone who is used to working at home or who is a freelancer, working at home still won't interfere with his productivity at work.

Doesnt matter if you are really having tons of distractions when you are working at your own home on which same as you said that when you do have the kids playing around or the noise then for sure

you would really be having those kind of delays but what matter the most is that we do able to make the job or work done because i could say that i could be able to deal up with these things as long im with my family on the entire day or simply in the convenience of my own home on which i do prefer.I dont really need to face up some traffic or hassles on that daily commute or drive.
Although there are people who do much prefer on having that socialism with other people and do really love on going into the office due to this reason but in overall and according to someones
preference then it would really be a choice but since we are living in a modern world then it isnt shocking that we are already trying out to make some switch up gradually.

Wfh and working on site/office are actually no difference at all because you share the same goal, that is to finish the task successfully and be productive. While working on site let you focus on your own job without any interruption, wfh on the other hand is sometimes unmanageable especially if you have no private room to serve as your office, and all the household chores are also waiting to be done. Most especially if you have small kids around, the scenario will be a lot different. But I believe what’s more important is that you still achieved your goal, and that is to finish your job at a desired time.

Working for someone should be under certain conditions which there must be an agreement the parties must come to sign upon, after fulfilling the requirements for the work, most people will prefer work from home because of the conduciveness and lesser stressful  because some don't like the nature of office work conditions due to the strict Challenges with working with group of people in an open environment.

In my experience this has definitely been the case, there are all sorts of reasons for this drop in productivity - distractions, or even working longer hours but not actually creating quality work, to lack of socializing or having colleagues in the most accessible environment. I've also seen reduced productivity from other people and it can go to the extreme where they end up in a state of denial themselves, thinking that they are producing good content but actually disappearing for a working day and being less accountable. It's good to see a bit of research backing up this position, but freelance workers are definitely a different breed. Some people genuinely can work in such conditions but they are rarer than most.

How they would really be able to consider or find out that their home workers are less efficient? Just like on what others mentioned on which if we do speak about remote works then doesnt mean that they are lazy.

As long the job gets done or whatever tasks that they've been given out then that what matter the most on which it would really be just that there are significant changes in surrounding or environment but i would say that it wont really differ much. If  you are the owner then  you could really be able to spot out to those workers who do fail on doing their job and this is the time that you would really be needing out to take some actions but if you do see that they could able to do their job well despite of being a remote or work from home kind of work then it should really be fine.

Now that we are living in a world that almost we are doing it online then having this kind of integration or industry would really be that common or would really be that
rampant nowadays.

In my opinion, it was always obvious. When I got an office job, I was asked if I wanted to work in the office or at home, I decided to stay in the office. Colleagues are nearby, and it turns out to solve cases with them quickly. The atmosphere is working, and no one distracts as it would be at home. Two monitors allow you to solve problems quickly, and there is no temptation to turn on computer games and start playing. This is actually what my many colleagues who work remotely from home do. They turn on the conference and go to play games themselves, shutting down work programs.
Therefore, I do not consider the results of this study shocking.
Any person feels safe at home, and in order to work, it is necessary to leave the comfort zone, and I mean the internal state.

Not really, the only thing that makes me differentiate wfh and working on site is when you are working from home it is very difficult to separate your household chores to your work, after the job sometimes you need to took care of something else and this is good because when you work on site just like here on us, it will take you 3-4hrs before going home it will consume your personal time so much. But wfh quality in work is same with working on site.

From my point of view in regard to your question, I feel there are several factors to consider… Freelancers often have greater independence and responsibility over their work, which can lead to a greater sense of ownership and motivation to produce results of high quality. This "own your job" mentality can lead to increased dedication and commitment to assigned tasks. However, not all workers have the personality or motivation to function optimally in an autonomous environment. Some people can thrive in a more structured environment, where guidelines and expectations are more defined.

I have seen that Some companies have adopted approaches that encourage self-management and decision-making by employees, even in traditionally structured roles... which would achieve an increase in motivation and productivity. .. As in the case of American Express that have a mental health section which helps their employees to perform their work better.

I would say that The key is to find a balance between the necessary structure to maintain productivity and enough autonomy to encourage creativity and motivation of employees.

The important thing is that you have work to do, about the situation I think this is very conditional. The management and creativity of each individual is definitely different, for me personally I prefer to work at home surrounded by my loved ones.
But the fact is that there are so many free jobs that can be done at home without having to enter the office, everyone returns to their own perceptions.

I believe this depends on your line of work, the accomplishments you need to meet for a certain period of time.
If you are tasked to certain responsibilities, that means, you need to accomplish it as required by your job.
Whether you are at home or office, you should always give your best to satisfy what is needed from your side.
There may be distractions at home but as an employee, you should always keep in mind that you are paid to do certain work.
We don't know the specific metrics of this study, but such findings may not be the general sentiment from all industries which are allowing their employees to work from home.

Some jobs that pays good doesn't stress workers at all, most stressful jobs doesn't pay well, but I can tell that your level of education thats what secures your pay (salaries) online or offline, so I will conclude that anyone who wants a stressfree job should try as mush as possible to go higher on education so that the salaries can Worth it.
Like on Bitcointalk, all Bitcointalkers who work on a signature campaign get paid according to their ranks, I take Bitcointalk as a college were you starts from nonage to high class, so education is what matters to the pays.
Some non-educated people who get biggest pay as salaries are those who got the job either by luck or maybe their friends / family member are the ones who manages the business or companies that they work on.

I think this depends on the dedication of the person who is working from home.  I believe it became less productive because people who are working from home do not experience the same pressure when they are at the office where many people eyes are observing the employee.  This make them get easy in doing their job.

But to a person who prioritized integrity and credibility, I do not think that the result of working from home will make any difference when he is working at the office.