Linkedin User Bats For Work From Home After Travelling 4.5 Hours Daily For Office, Calls It 'Unfair'
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Work from the office vs work from home has been a hot topic of debate, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. After the pandemic forced companies to shift to a completely remote work setup, some continued with a hybrid model, while others asked their employees to report back to offices.
Weighing in on the pros of a hybrid work policy allowing work from home multiple days in a week, LinkedIn user Chinmaya Amte shared how, for him, working from the office means a 4.5-hour commute in a day.
“Today, I left my home at 8:30 am in the morning and reached my office desk at 10:45 am. It took me approximately 2.2 hours one way, from Kalyan to Goregaon. While returning it took me about 2.5 hours. So, in total I spent about 4.5 hours on the commute today,” Amte shared in the viral post.
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He highlighted that the distance was not much,“just about 46 km from my residence to the office”, but given the Indian infrastructure ,“the commute is filled with stress and inconvenience”.
Luckily, Amte said, his employer allows him to work from home multiple days a week, and therefore, the 4.5-hour commute for select days is not a major concern.
The LinkedIn user highlighted the expensive real estate and family commitments as he batted for a hybrid work policy if not entirely work from home.
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“But given the expensive real estate in prime areas of metro cities and plus family commitments a person has, asking your employees to travel 5 days a week seems unfair,” he said, adding that working from home also achieves all ESG (Environmental, Social, & Governance) scores for companies.
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