Introduction
As a result of the COVID-19 spread, the world remarkably changed. Companies were forced to let the employees work remotely, and many businesses adopted into these circumstances. It might be a tough decision, yet companies keep allowing working remotely, even though the lockdown has ended. It is crucial to consider the consequences of this profound change in people’s lives. I analyzed the opinions of employees and executives to understand why more companies allow remote work.
Criteria
At the beginning of 2020, companies had to move to remote work, yet now they have a choice. The main criteria I used to analyze whether working from home is effective or not is the performance of companies that got back to the office environment, and which allowed employees to keep working remotely. Moreover, many points affected companies after the virus spread, yet the important one is how the employees feel about these changes.
Methodology
During my research, I found many companies that allowed remote work for most of their employees. Twitter can be a bright example as its CEO Jack Dorsey lets the staff work from home forever (Kelly, 2020, para. 5). However, many employees turned against the decision, the overall performance of Twitter lowered, and the network recently faced a massive hacker attack due to its vulnerability.
Recommendations
I recommend companies not allow their employees to work remotely. Although it saves the costs for office space, it harms the company’s performance in general. Employees’ productivity is lower at home, their life-work balance upsets, and the lack of corporate culture severely affects their motivation. The quarantine caused stress, and getting back to normal is a better solution than staying in offbeat life conditions.
Conclusion
By allowing employees to work remotely, executives choose a risky way of managing their businesses. The economic recession many countries discover nowadays should motivate them to work more and better. The remote-work environment will require time to get used to, and this time could be used for bringing the economy of a company back to its pre-quarantine ratings.
I believe that companies allow workers to stay remote because the technological conditions enable them to always be in touch, and using them is cheaper than renting an office. However, it is vital to take care of employees’ mental health and help them keep a work-life balance.
Reference
Kelly, J. (2020). Here are the companies leading the work-from-home revolution. Forbes. Web.