E005: Don't "Work From Home" Yourself Out of a Job

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E005

Don’t “Work From Home” Yourself out of a Job

Key takeaway: There are both benefits and disadvantages to working from home. The biggest disadvantage is that the worker becomes an input that can be interchangeable with other remote workers.

Topics covered in this video:

• Benefits of working from home (for company and individual)
• The downside of working from home
• Sometimes employee loyalty diminishes when they spend less time in the work environment.
• Be careful what you wish for - just because you can doesn’t mean you should
• The company focuses on cost and productivity; when you are not present, you cease being a person and become an input.
• Companies might look at paying remote workers less because there is a lot of competition.
• Companies might think remote workers are interchangeable with others (cheaper)
• Working from home requires planning and preparation.