There are some duties that can be performed at home but there are other duties that are only implemented in the office

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Yes it is needed as all of our focus come to work only in office

Interesting.

I am doing 60 percent academic work from university campus and remaining 40 percent from hone

This is mostly dependent on the nature of one's work. Where the scope of work requires self drive and little interraction with othes, I don't see a reason why work can't be done at home.

Yes, in near future might be, there will be no offices for some jobs; and some IT jobs, currently do not need offices.

with all the benefits of technology, there has not been any replacement face to face contact where emotions can be expressed, where body language can be felt, touch and all other forms of communication fully in use. There is motivation that comes from knowing that you are not in this work by yourself which most office working environments give. So I would say it is very important to keep office work space alive

It's much harder to gossip and undermine management when at home than in the office. There's no shared water cooler or restrooms.

It is related with the type of work, sector, company… However, the most generalized problems of home offices is that;

1) Low interaction with coworkers (sometimes you have to ask something in an instant, or your coworker might find a problem in your work that you never realized… Workplace is an environment for all workers to share their knowledge, skills and anything that can be helpful for you and your company)

2) Low coordination (Probably in every business environments, coordination more or less happens and it effects efficiency of the work. Especially if we are talking about complex tasks like projects, progress has be known by anyone, anytime for optimal efficiency)

3) Personalizing employee (Your works are not the only thing that makes you employee, please do not objectify yourself as "They employ me just because these works, they only need these works to be done, nothing else". As you limit your communication, you will become more like an item than person. Through sticking in the working environment and communication, you can be informed about promotions, meetings and anything that can improve your position in the company)

With the help of ICT, it is possible we can do many works from our home/remote location and office is not required. However, organizational climate is very important for motivation and overall commitment to the organization.

Most of office duties are done at home

Much as a lot can be done at home. Let office work be done at the office. spare home for the family. separate the two.

I don't think that office duties can all be done at home. There are always somethings that can only be done by a highly cooperated team. Office is a place in where such highly cooperated teams can be built.

There are some duties that can be performed at home but there are other duties that are only implemented in the office

Best Regards Fazleh Mahomed

Can Office duties all be done at home? Do we still need an Office?

My personal experience is most of the duties can be done remotely outside the office, at Starbucks, home etc. provided the staff is enabled with all the virtual related tools like Skype, Whatsapp, VPN, Remote Control / Console, Jabra headsets, Internet data plan etc. However, some companies still retain small office to cater face-to-face internal meetings or customer meetings because they believe face-to-face experience does carry weight.

I do not agree.

In some professions, where all works are limited inside the computer and internet, it may be possible.

But there are many other professions, where computer based works are just a part of the whole schedule.

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Work from home is always a wonderful option that organisations need to pursue to better utilise the important resources. Technology companies have implemented it to the best use. Others can follow for better productivity.

It all depends upon the nature of work and profession for example a software engineer can do its job from home but a civil engineer can't.