Remote work has its own strong and weak points. But we should not put on pedestal the weak points as the only reasons for the distance job not to become efficiently arranged. As a matter of fact, as an employer you might be the only one to be blamed for a remote worker not to work. Because if your worker’s job is to work, your job is to control that work! So who needs time tracking with screenshots in this case then? What if the screenshots show high potential and high working efficiency for a remote worker, but something is yet not ok…? It should be your fault, guys: the managers, the owners, the start-up founders and etc…Here is when remote work actually fails due to the employer…Read more …
Although nowadays more and more employers introduce time tracking as a new way of work in their companies, they don’t educate their employees how to make the most of this software. As a consequence, a great percent of employees feel anxious when they have to use tracking software. They don’t understand the purpose of using time tracking software and look at it as a duty in stead of a helpful tool. Without proper training, they don’t know what activities to track. Read more …
There are dozens of misconceptions about remote workers that make employers give up from the idea to hire people to work from their own homes. However, some of the myths about remote work disadvantages aren’t that misleading or wrong at all. Every coin has two sides. And in every overreacting fact there’s a piece of truth. So, indeed, there are problems with remote job positions and today’s employers still suffer from them. The thing is that they let themselves being deceived. And just like ordinary workers can lie in their boss` throat in the office, remote workers have their bad habits in cheating. Here are the trickiest situations your remote workers can put you in:Read more …