Survey shows the many advantages of virtual offices (beyond the ability to work sans pants)

Those of us who do almost all of our work from the comforts of our homes will not be surprised by what follows, but the rest of the world should take note. A new survey of directors of 600 small to medium sized business reveal that upper-management sees major benefits of so-called ” virtual office ” work environments. So what are those advantages? Well, no shockers here, chief among the perceived advantages are lowered costs, flexibility for employee (such as the ability to hire people in different geographic locations), and cutting down on pollution and commute times and costs. In fact, over half of businesses reported a cost savings of around $10,000 a month by using the “virtual” environment. So… welcome to our world, world! Survey shows the many advantages of virtual offices (beyond the ability to work sans pants) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

Posted by on March 11, 2011. Filed under News, Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.