Remote working: the most common misconceptions

It is easy to believe that someone who works from home is more easily distracted because they do not have a boss who watches over them nearby. However, a study by the Harvard Business Review found that, on the contrary, companies noted a 13.5% increase in the productivity of employees who had been allowed to work remotely.

Indeed, someone working outside the office has to deal with fewer distractions, such as the “ lounge room ” effect  - the idea that employees are tempted to leave their work station to go talk to a coffee or taste a colleague's birthday cake. People working at a distance avoid these interruptions and the time necessary to regain their concentration afterwards. We can therefore work efficiently from home.

Misconception number 2:

People who work remotely cannot be reached

The fact that employees who work remotely are not at the office does not mean that they have gone out on a picnic somewhere. They probably work for a company that has regular business hours and standard days.

In a study by TINYpulse on the satisfaction and productivity of remote workers, no less than 52% of them indicated that they were in contact with their hierarchy at least once a day, and an additional 34% were weekly.

So it is very unlikely that someone who works remotely can be away for three hours during the day to go to a spa session without repercussions