The Good, The Bad, And The Guilt Of Working From Home

  |   21 October, 2014   |   1006   |   3980

When it comes to working remotely, it seems like people are divided into two ideological camps.



The first camp includes CEOs like Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer and HP’s Meg Whitman, who famously issued edicts last year that working from home is at the very least frowned upon. Collaboration, according to Mayer, comes from “working side by side.”



Then there’s the other camp that hail working from home as the best thing since the invention of instant messaging. Their idea of working from home involves staying connected to coworkers virtually and doing so from the leisure of their home office (or couch).



Last week we decided to put the issue to the test: Can you really be productive--or even more productive--when you work from home?



What we discovered may disappoint you.



Perhaps the most infuriating response you can hear from someone when you ask them to take sides is, “meh, it depends.” But while we hate to say it, the effectiveness of working from home really does depend on a number of circumstances.