Can you work from home without going to office?

The answer is cannot while I'm working with this current company as this concept would not be acceptable by the management. But I'm aiming to work from home in my next role. Or if I have to check in to office, I would go for flexi or non-ordinary working hours eg. 7 am - 4 pm or 1 pm - 10 pm.

The Public Works Department recently allowed 35 of its draughtsmen to work from home for three months.

The Chief Secretary Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan has given his nod of approval, stating that the work-from-home concept is workable if employees have the integrity to do the work at home as well as it would have been done in the office.
The Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan, says: "The civil service is a very big organisation that is outcome-driven, and if working from home will increase productivity, that is something we will definitely recommend to the Government."

"The civil service is a very big organisation that is outcome-driven, and if working from home will increase productivity, that is something we will definitely recommend to the Government," he said.

"I also work from home. But I also work from my car, and when I go back to my hometown, I take my work with me. In this age of the Blackberry and Internet, it is not impossible to work from one's home."

Technology has made so many things possible, not just for the able-bodied people, but also the disabled, and those recovering from serious illness.

Yet, in reality, working from home is not something embraced by most employers.

Somehow, there is the fear that employees cannot be trusted if they are not physically around.

The result is we end up with many employees, not necessarily the most productive ones, hanging around the office way after official working hours, when they could be at home enjoying family time.

It is about integrity, as Sidek rightfully points out. The point is that employers must start to trust their employees more and not just let those who will shirk or shortchange them determine the policy of the company.

Via The Star