Working from home leads to more time for family and friends!
Working remotely does not only protect nature. Savings also includes your wallets – and also making much more out of your day. According to a study conducted by the research institutes, Forsa and IGES on behalf of the German employee health insurance provider DAK, 68 percent of 7,000 participants stated that they have significantly more time available every day since they do not have to commute to work.
More time also means less stress and increasing satisfaction – in private and professional life. Those who work flexibly from home have more time and energy for family, friends, and personal tasks. Furthermore, they can organize and enjoy their free time more consciously - every single working day. Consequently, the amounts of hours normally taken up by commuting can be used actively. This leads towards new possibilities in your new won leisure time: Going for a run instead of taking the bus for one hour, going out for dinner with friends instead of being stuck in a traffic jam, and spending time outside with your partner and children instead of standing in crowded trains with other commuters.
Nevertheless, after the pandemic, many companies will probably return to their traditional practices of working at a local office since they do not provide the know-how and the required digital infrastructure to offer their employees long-term remote options. Most companies do not have flexible and comprehensive home office regulations. That circumstances are a setback for everyone who meanwhile appreciates remote work and got to use to working out of their own office during the pandemic.