With web
services offering remote access, and cloud computing becoming a must-have,
companies have much less geographic restrictions in terms of who they hire and
who they work with. Many are foregoing
having an office workplace, and are functioning solely online.
Having a
remote work force lets companies tap into a much wider talent pool and can save
money on costs such as real estate.
Employees are attracted to the office-less workplace because of the
light supervision atmosphere and flexible work times. Working across different time zones allow for
work to be done asynchronously, meaning people can work their own hours; this
also means that the company can potentially offer services 24 hours a day to
its clients.
There
are also a few downsides to fore-going the office workplace altogether. There is a danger of losing the personal
connection and contact that develops in each and every office as well as the
danger of people losing boundaries between work and home life, having one spill
into the other. Candidates are also
competing with a much larger pool of people—potentially nationwide or even
worldwide—so they have to really know what they are doing, be able to work
independently, and be very organized.
Like any
office structure, there are benefits and downsides, but be prepared to see
more and more companies becoming office-less, especially new start-up
companies.
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