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Addressing The Problem With Typical Staffing Versus Virtual Staffing

The Problem With Typical Staffing Versus Virtual Staffing can be addressed in many ways. The enormous monies spent on Space for traditional office workers can be an absorbent amount of money. From the initial arrangement of floor space to the who will sit where issues. The installation of phones and computers which require Licenses and technical support staff. This would be considered Step One of many phases to setting up a physical location.

The Benefits of a home bound worker is if this individual is sick, the germs are contained to their home office and the work still gets done. Whereas a dedicated employee will attempt to come into work and try to muddle through the days and maybe get some work done. During this time the sickness will have spread causing multiple co-workers to call in sick and work production would have been delayed.

Traditional office workers have constant interruptions, from co-workers stopping by to go get coffee or ask how the weekend went or spread the latest gossip. The home bound worker doesn\'t get any of these interruptions and can focus on work related matters and deadlines without making mistakes and also have a sense of urgency in mind.

A physical office takes much maintenance from ordering Office Supplies to Furniture. Xerox and Fax machines that require toners and cartridges are expensive and are a basic necessity to every home or physical office. Security and Janitorial Services would need to be retained.

Calling in sick would not be necessary with a telecommuter as these employees are generally very good about working even though they are ill. Whereas corporate employees tend to use their sick days for this purpose and also for personal reasons when they aren\'t really sick.

The telecommuter has much to be happy about as they have the freedom to work from their home office and tend to personal issues as well. This gives the home bound worker much more rewards than the office worker who has to travel to work on a daily basis and deal with the stress of commuting.

The amount of time dedicated to work is much more than a traditional office worker as the telecommuter can sign on at any given time and will tend to give much more of their time to work matters than a employee who has a physical office. There is no reason to call in late due to the fact of traffic or car problems.

For the home bound worker money is of less importance due to the fact that there is much more respect and flexibility towards the telecommuter. Their sense of pride is much higher than that of a employee with a physical office. The problem with Typical Staffing versus Virtual Staffing is a Virtual staff can get up in the morning and tend to work matters in a matter of minutes whereas a traditional office worker has to get properly attired and take the time to get to the office and dealing with everyday commute issues. The savings on clothing for the office is a big plus and with these many options the telecommuter position is much to be admired and wanted by the office worker. More than half of these normal office workers would give up monies to trade places with the home bound individual.