The age of technology brought us some wonderfully flexible options when it comes to how, when and from where we can do most of our jobs. Working remotely is not a new thing but it certainly has become a trending subject in the past weeks, with governments taking measures to implement social and physical distancing in the hopes of managing and overcoming an invisible yet powerful threat.
Today’s knowledge economy has made it possible for many workers to perform their job with just a computer and an internet connection. People working in corporate offices all over the globe are well versed in the basic logistics of working remotely.
Most of the time, the possibility of seeing to their tasks from a location of their choosing was employed when something unpredictable happened (a snow day, a big event leading to roads closing, a child having to stay home from school) and it was limited to a short period of time.
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