SUGGESTED TOSS: WANT TO BE A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE LOYAL EMPLOYEE? [X] HAS ONE ANSWER.
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FINALLY -- SOMETHING EMPLOYEES AND THEIR BOSSES CAN AGREE ON.
ACCORDING TO A STAPLES ADVANTAGE SURVEY, EMPLOYEES WHO TELECOMMUTE ARE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER BECAUSE THEY GET TO WORK FROM HOME.
THEY'RE ALSO MORE LOYAL AND PRODUCTIVE WORKERS.
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TELECOMMUTERS SAY THEIR STRESS LEVELS ON AVERAGE DECREASED 25% SINCE THEY STARTED WORKING FROM HOME.
73% CLAIM THEY EAT HEALTHIER.
AND 80% SAY THEY MAINTAIN A BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE.
IT'S NO WONDER FORRESTER RESEARCH ESTIMATES THE NUMNER OFCOMMUTERS WILL REACH 63 MILLION BY 2016.
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EMPLOYEES WORKING FROM HOME CAN ALSO BE GOOD FOR COMPANIES.
STAPLES SAYS NOT ONLY DO BUSINESSES SAVE ON OFFICE EXPENSES...
86% OF TELECOMMUTERS CLAIM THEY ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE WORKING IN THEIR HOME OFFICE.
===FULL SCREEN VIDEO [MONTAGE OF PEOPLE WORKING AT HOME/ON LAPTOPS]===
IN FACT, TELECOMMUTERS SAY THEY WOULD SACRIFICE TO CONTINUE WORKING FROM HOME.
OVER HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED WOULD GIVE UP THEIR FAVORITE TV SHOW.
HALF WOULD FORGO AN EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP.
AND 40% EVEN WOULD TAKE A PAY CUT RATHER THAN STOP TELECOMMUTING.
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WE HAVE TO POINT OUT THE STAPLES SURVEY IS BASED ON A SMALL SAMPLE, JUST 140 PEOPLE WHO ALREADY TELECOMMUTE...
BUT IT SEEMS WORKING FROM HOME CAN BE A WIN-WIN FOR BOTH EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESSES.
IN NEW YORK, I'M [X].
