BUSINESS ENGLISH 4
Mock Essay for Wednesday the 30th of September 2020, lecture
5.
Word count: 980
Essay question: Is home-working more efficient than office-work?
Introduction:
Working from home is not more efficient than office – work.
Since the pandemic, that arose from the virus Covid – 19, working from
home became the norm. Whereas in the past, working from home used to
be considered as a luxury where many employees only could dream of.
Plus, employees were required to have a valid reason in order to get
permission from their employer to work from home as well.
Also, setting up a home office costs extra money and effort. Furthermore,
working from home is not beneficial regarding team bonding and creating
a feeling of “belongingness”. Moreover, it is difficult for the employer to
monitor an employee that works from home.
However, a severe worldwide crisis has arisen as a result of the dangerous
virus Covid – 19 and already caused many lives. Therefore, working from
home cannot be considered as a luxury anymore, yet more as a necessity.
However, not every profession can be performed from home. As a result,
one is required to commute to the workplace, whilst taking the risk to
become infected by the Corona virus. This concerns people who work in
the catering industry, airline industries, hospitals, public transport, import
– and export companies and retail shops. As such, the people who work in
these industries cannot work efficiently from home. In practice, working
from home only applies for employees working in corporate and
administrative area, and callcenter personnel.
Moreover, not everyone has sufficient space to set up a home office due to
many reasons such as having a small apartment, sharing living space with
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Mock Essay for Wednesday the 30th of September 2020, lecture
5.
Word count: 980
Essay question: Is home-working more efficient than office-work?
Introduction:
Working from home is not more efficient than office – work.
Since the pandemic, that arose from the virus Covid – 19, working from
home became the norm. Whereas in the past, working from home used to
be considered as a luxury where many employees only could dream of.
Plus, employees were required to have a valid reason in order to get
permission from their employer to work from home as well.
Also, setting up a home office costs extra money and effort. Furthermore,
working from home is not beneficial regarding team bonding and creating
a feeling of “belongingness”. Moreover, it is difficult for the employer to
monitor an employee that works from home.
However, a severe worldwide crisis has arisen as a result of the dangerous
virus Covid – 19 and already caused many lives. Therefore, working from
home cannot be considered as a luxury anymore, yet more as a necessity.
However, not every profession can be performed from home. As a result,
one is required to commute to the workplace, whilst taking the risk to
become infected by the Corona virus. This concerns people who work in
the catering industry, airline industries, hospitals, public transport, import
– and export companies and retail shops. As such, the people who work in
these industries cannot work efficiently from home. In practice, working
from home only applies for employees working in corporate and
administrative area, and callcenter personnel.
Moreover, not everyone has sufficient space to set up a home office due to
many reasons such as having a small apartment, sharing living space with
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