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Every job involves a certain degree of stress, but working from home helps ease the pressure. Also, working with fewer stress results in more satisfied employees with higher productivity.
Save time and money.
When you work from home, you don’t have to commute from home or vice-versa, which offers multiple benefits. For starters, you avoid traffic. There are cities in which the average commuting time to get to work is more than an hour. Saving that commute time, you have more time for your hobbies, sleep longer, or simply enjoy it with family and friends.
Also, if you own a car, you save a lot of money by spending less on gas. On the other hand, in the case of moving in some private transport (i.e., Uber) or some public, you save that fee. Not to mention that when there’s a flood or bad weather, you don’t have to worry about going out in those conditions. You also save money by not spending on office-ready attire or lunch. These benefits definitely increase the quality of life.
Control your work environment.
If you work from home, it will be up to you to develop a workspace that increases your productivity. In addition, it is your responsibility to control the work environment. You decide if you want to play music or not if you want to have your space tidy or not, etc. In addition, there is no longer the companion who plays music that you do not like without headphones, nor the one who opens his Tupperware that includes tuna or other stinky foods. You can work in more comfortable clothes although, please, never do it in pajamas since it is not professional. Basically, you can customize your workspace at home to your liking. You create an environment and routine that maximize your concentration, which also favors your stress levels.
Reach a work-life balance.
Therefore, for the reasons already mentioned, there is a better work-life balance. The flexibility of remote work makes it easy to manage stress levels. There is more free time to spend with family and friends, to do self-care, exercise, or meditation activities, or to spend more time on a hobby or cooking meals that are balanced and healthy for the day or the week. Working from home minimizes the items on the agenda that increase the level of stress and maximizes those that help us rest and live more relaxed; It allows you to accomplish a lot in both personal and professional life without having to sacrifice health. As a result, the stress level will be low.
