Work from Home, this Concept, introduced by the IT Industry, is a bane of Work Culture.
What is wrong in working from Home?
You do not get the work ambiance at Home.
People want ambiance to suit their moods, be it a Mall,A Shop or a Theater, they do not mind paying a premium for this!
But why are they reluctant to be at the Office for Work?
The reason given by a relative of mine who works in a giant IT firm is that work from Home saves infrastructure costs,saves Desk Space,cuts down electricity etc!
I do not know this really is the reason.
What I do know is that when one works from Home,
You are not involved in the Work
You do not take care of Family either.
Your work pattern, meals Rhythm, Sleeping pattern become erratic.
You interfere and slow down in the running of Home which you know pretty little, excepting issuing checks.
You become restless and over a period of time become depressed.
This gets heightened if your Spouse has regular working hours.
It is still worse if your spouse also stays Home as too much familiarity breeds contempt.
As the Yahoo CEO put it, one needs to be physically present at the workplace.
Has anybody thought of Home at Work where you run family from Work place, go Home only for Bed!
No More Work From Home,Yahoo.
“”Today by CEO Marissa Mayer, which requires that Yahoo employees who work remotely relocate to company facilities.
“Speed and quality are often sacrificed when we work from home,” reads the memo to employees from HR head Jackie Reses. “We need to be one Yahoo!, and that starts with physically being together.”
Painfully awkward as this is phrased, it means every Yahoo get to your desks stat!
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YAHOO! PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION — DO NOT FORWARD
Yahoos,
From Sunnyvale to Santa Monica, Bangalore to Beijing — I think we can all feel the energy and buzz in our offices….
Beginning in June, we’re asking all employees with work-from-home arrangements to work in Yahoo! offices. If this impacts you, your management has already been in touch with next steps. And, for the rest of us who occasionally have to stay home for the cable guy, please use your best judgment in the spirit of collaboration. Being a Yahoo isn’t just about your day-to-day job, it is about the interactions and experiences that are only possible in our offices…
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