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An open discussion on the benefits of working remotely and the software that makes it easy and safe.
Wednesday 20 February 2008, 5:50 AM
Benefits of breaking free from a desk
My children have never known life where I kept a nine to five office job. I have always been at home to send them off to school and welcome them home. Taken them to swimming lessons in the middle of the day and attended their various sports days.
I get to spend a lot of quality time with my family. Not because I work less hours than others dads but because working remotely give me better control over my time than most others dads.
Since I do not have to be in a corporate office to be on the job I can work when and where it suites me. Weather that be in my office at home, at the beach, or in a cafe on the ski slopes.
I am not alone in recognizing that there are benefits to be had be detaching yourself from the corporate office.
A recent UK survey showed that most employees felt that they would benefit from being able to work remotely rather than being restricted to working from an office provided by their employer.
UK workers valued the increased time that working from home would allow them to spend with their family the most. Saving money and managing stress levels were also considered to be of great importance.
Health and wellbeing were also important home working considerations, according to the workers surveyed. More than half (54 per cent) said that cutting their commuting by working from home would, or had, led to them having greater control over their productivity and stress levels as well as their workload.
Stephen Beynon, MD, ntl:Telewest Business said "The home working revolution is continuing to gather pace in this country. The pressures of the rat race mean that many people want to work from home permanently or occasionally.
As more employers make home working an option, so employees are recognizing the impact that commuting and office environments have on our planet and on themselves. Equally, home working can be positive for employers. If your people work from home more, you're likely to have a healthier and more productive workforce, as well as lower office overheads.”
In my view working remotely is more than just working from home. After all whats the point in trading a desk at the office for a desk at home. The Internet is a global network so why not work from anywhere.
A few years ago I used to lug my laptop with me where ever I went. It was a heavy unflattering bag that screamed computer nerd at the top of its vinyl lungs. These days I make use of other people computers and Internet cafes. All I carry now is a tiny USB Ram drive.
Getting access via the Internet is really simple. Doing it without attracting possible security risks for the systems you are connecting to takes some smart software. - Secure VPN Gateway.
David Gempton
www.ttc4it.com
Secure VPN Gateway - Remote access with confidence.
I get to spend a lot of quality time with my family. Not because I work less hours than others dads but because working remotely give me better control over my time than most others dads.
Since I do not have to be in a corporate office to be on the job I can work when and where it suites me. Weather that be in my office at home, at the beach, or in a cafe on the ski slopes.
I am not alone in recognizing that there are benefits to be had be detaching yourself from the corporate office.
A recent UK survey showed that most employees felt that they would benefit from being able to work remotely rather than being restricted to working from an office provided by their employer.
UK workers valued the increased time that working from home would allow them to spend with their family the most. Saving money and managing stress levels were also considered to be of great importance.
Health and wellbeing were also important home working considerations, according to the workers surveyed. More than half (54 per cent) said that cutting their commuting by working from home would, or had, led to them having greater control over their productivity and stress levels as well as their workload.
Stephen Beynon, MD, ntl:Telewest Business said "The home working revolution is continuing to gather pace in this country. The pressures of the rat race mean that many people want to work from home permanently or occasionally.
As more employers make home working an option, so employees are recognizing the impact that commuting and office environments have on our planet and on themselves. Equally, home working can be positive for employers. If your people work from home more, you're likely to have a healthier and more productive workforce, as well as lower office overheads.”
In my view working remotely is more than just working from home. After all whats the point in trading a desk at the office for a desk at home. The Internet is a global network so why not work from anywhere.
A few years ago I used to lug my laptop with me where ever I went. It was a heavy unflattering bag that screamed computer nerd at the top of its vinyl lungs. These days I make use of other people computers and Internet cafes. All I carry now is a tiny USB Ram drive.
Getting access via the Internet is really simple. Doing it without attracting possible security risks for the systems you are connecting to takes some smart software. - Secure VPN Gateway.
David Gempton
www.ttc4it.com
Secure VPN Gateway - Remote access with confidence.
Comments on this post
Shouldn't the title of this piece have read "Advertisement: Benefits of breaking free from a desk" If you are going to plug your product or service, at least have the decency to declare that up front.
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