Happy & Healthy
WHY YOU ONLY WANT TO WORK FROM HOME FROM NOW ON
4 facts to hit your boss with
Let me start this piece by saying that Jet, Kiki, Elke, Renske, Theo, Daniëlle, Daphne, Lilian, Josselin, Annick, Johannes, and Robin should stop reading now. Because I really don't like it when people work from home. I want it to buzz and brew here. And also that I can shout something and it happens without having to call/email/message to get everyone.
But really, home working moments are tolerated here. Especially in our digital world, that laptop can go anywhere. One writes, the other designs. It can all be separate, and sometimes you just want to give it some gas at home. Because we all agree on that. You do more at home. And that has now been proven. So if you have a boss who is worse than I am and doesn't like working from home, here are the four arguments you can hit him with.
- Home workers are happier
People who work from home give their work an 8.1 compared to office types who give it a 7.4. Although they miss the coziness with colleagues, you also don't have to deal with colleagues, and how wonderful is it to cross off your to-do list in your sweatpants with uncombed hair?
2. More freedom
People who work from home experience more freedom. Because in sweatpants, uncombed hair, and...
3. You really do more
91% of people who work from home feel that they really do more on a home working day. It also turns out that people who work from home make 13.5 more calls than in the office. Because you don't have eavesdroppers, for example, but, says the nagging manager in me, maybe also because you now have to call that colleague who would otherwise have sat next to you all the time.
4. Less sick
Another point your boss will be happy about. Sick leave among people who work from home is significantly lower than among office types. Because the threshold is just a bit lower when you're not feeling well to go to work. Because in your sweatpants, with your uncombed hair...
Guys, I'm going home!
