25 April 2022, Mumbai:
We have increasingly witnessed a rapid increase in the amount of Work-from-home with the onset of the pandemic and the lockdown, and this has both its advantages and disadvantages.
There were certain working domains in the market where work from was never present before.
With this massive crisis in the picture, people have adapted to this new working mode and are now evolving in that.
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WFH has shown to be a viable choice for the textile manufacturing business.
Still, it is currently restricted to a few processes and operations in its supply chain, much to the surprise of many.
The most encouraging aspect is that even after one and a half years of COVID-19, garment firms are considering what they can achieve in the long term from remote areas.
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Looking at the statistics, we can see that most of the companies in India have opted to continue remote working conditions for the upcoming two-three years, which is strongly going to affect the work environment of the countries as well as the employees and the company.
As the world is witnessing the %G internet speed facilities, work from home will become more preferred, and most easily doable, come to work from the office.
A handful of companies are planning to shift to that. Most of the domains that require a considerable amount of work on technology and online platforms and computers can be successfully shifted to WFH in the coming times.
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However, other industries like manufacturing, market, construction, etc., cannot move to the WFH mode as it is highly labor-intensive and thus will be a disadvantage to some people who were enjoying the life of WFH.
Many companies, especially government working spaces, do not have such a well-developed technological infrastructure but do have a lot of employees. So, in such cases shifting ultimately to WFH will become a challenge, and thus they will probably prefer WFO.
Coming down to the advantages and disadvantages of both WFH and WFO, we discovered that professionals in areas like HR and Finance were more productive when they worked from home during the lockdown.
Their decision-making was rapid, and they responded to emails quickly. They usually do a lot of stuff at the office, but they were more focused during WFH.
We have also witnessed that in areas like Fashion and apparel, there has been a significant increase in sales via the online platform, making it a plus point for them, and thus it has become an excellent boost to them.
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However, many retail stores had faced a very severe crisis with the announcement of lockdown and the onset of the pandemic.
Several stores had to shut down due to no sales and losses. Online delivery people had to face massive difficulty in delivering orders.
If the industry decides to shift to WFH, they first have to set up a very enhanced team and manage the working and the sales and purchases very efficiently to make the best out of it.
During the lockdown, we noticed that professionals in departments such as HR and Finance were more productive when they worked from home.
Their decision-making was lightning fast, and they responded to emails almost immediately. They generally do many things at work, but during WFH, they were more concentrated.
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