## Is Working from Home A New Way to Work? <span>By Annie Huang and Justin Lin<!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1" --></span> ---- ## Table of Contents - The start - Opinons - Preferences - Policy from big companies - Conclusion --- ## The start The pandemic, COVID-19<!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1" --> --- ## Opinions What do you think of "Working from Home"?<!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1" --> Do you prefer it / Why some kind of work "can't" or "can" be done by WFH?<!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="2" --> ---- ## Advantages and Disadvantages |Pros|Cons| |-----|-----| |Have some freedom during the regular nine-to-five schedule|fails to separate work life and home life| **Further Advantages and Disadvantages?**<!-- .element: class="fragment" data-fragment-index="1" --> ---- ## Improving WFH What can we improve? --- ## Preferences Who prefers working from home? ---- - High income - High-positioned - lower rungs of corporate ladder may have difficulty on building interpersonal relationship in virtual meetings --- ## Policy from big companies |Microsoft|IBM|Google| |-----|-----|-----| |Allows less than 50% WFH|Proposes a remote-work system where 80% employees will work at least 3 days a week|Offering work schedules with greater flexibility before the pandemic| --- ## Summary - Work flexibility has become highly valued among employees - Companies that continue to ignore this demand, will have high risk losing good employees to organizations --- ## Personal Experience of WFH Software development team in IBM ---- ### Fully remote-working - Taiwan - China - Online meeting once a week - Asynchronous communication - Haven't seen them in person ---- ### Flexible working time - Work-time recording is not required - Be honest for your leave - Take a week off to prepare midterm exam - Long-term reputation --- ## Conclusion Take responsibility to your performance --- # *Thank You*