Balancing Work and Home

There is a huge preference growing towards being able to work away from a fixed place of work rather than being tied to the office desk. As our lives become busier and our family commitments more difficult to balance with the traditional nine to five job, more people are choosing to work remotely.

Working from home can actually enhance productivity and communication. A laptop provides so much flexibility that you no longer need a traditional office desk to work at. You simply need to find a flat surface.

There was a survey carried out by Working Nation for Vodafone last year. Employees across the UK revealed that they felt their performance increased dramatically if they were able to work from a home office. Fifty nine percent of staff who took part found they were much more creative and focused when not chained to an office chair.

Parents in work find that mobile technologies such as laptops and mobile phones allow them to juggle work and home life much more successfully. Working from home allows them to cope with the day-to-day demands of children and family.

The marketing manager for T Mobile and Blackberry, Camilla Cochrane commented:

“For working mothers, a lot of the difficulty they have is being able to grab those minutes between meetings and the office desk, or on their way to or from work, and make the most of them. A device like the Blackberry is so handy for that because you don’t have to be anywhere in particular to use it. Working mums feel more in control as they know they’ve got it covered.”