Remote Work: Is it Beneficial or Harmful?
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Stauffer, Toby
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2025-04-03
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This project will examine the impact of remote work on business performance,
employee well-being, and social structures. Remote work is something of a double-edged sword
that arguably offers significant advantages on one hand, but can also introduce unique
challenges on the other. The global shift toward remote work caused by the COVID-19
pandemic has thrown a wrench in the plans of how businesses typically operate and engage
employees in their roles. This paper will explore a few key benefits, such as increased flexibility,
reduced commuting, and access to a broader talent pool, as well as a few distinct challenges
like diminished team bonding, potential for exploiting of employees or businesses, and inequity
of opportunities. Using four years of research of organizational behavior, economics, and
sociology, this analysis will evaluate whether remote work fosters long-term productivity and
employee satisfaction or causes burnout and professional isolation. The ultimate goal is to
reach a consensus decision on whether or not the benefits of this transition to remote work
actually outweigh the drawbacks. This study will serve to aid in the decision of implementing or
retaining the option of remote work, or methodically ridding the business world of this alternative
method of modern-day labor.