Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 0 Telecommuting, or working from your house on your own computer, has gotten both good and bad publicity in 2013. Some companies are fine with letting employees handle their workload from the comfort of home while others have suggested that an office environment is more productive. If you’ve recently been faced with the choice (or the policy) to come back to the office, consider these reasons that the office might not be so bad. Working at the office creates relationships with fellow workers. Do you know anything about the people you work with or your boss? If the answer is ‘no,’ because you never see them, working in the office is probably going to change that. Perhaps you’re thinking to yourself that you don’t care to be “friends” with people you work with. But other positive results can happen with more togetherness. Read on… Relationships help boost productivity. Being in the office and sharing ideas with the people you work with can inspire greater productivity – which can mean better results for the company. If you’re leading a group of individuals who just started working at an office, try these tips to create a team environment: Keep a well-maintained break room. Break rooms, where staff members can grab a snack or coffee, are important. Hold weekly meetings. Weekly meetings, to discuss the company agenda, are useful. Hold monthly outings. Keep work out of the picture for a night of games or dinner. You can let work be work. If you start working at the office, the days of allowing your friend to visit because she’s a stay-at-home mom and hosting an afternoon snack while listening to her gossip – plus trying to send an email – are over. You’ll appreciate home more. When you come home from work, you’re more likely to see home as a haven of rest, rather than a place where you’re trying to be productive and get work done. Twitter Tweet Facebook Share Email This article originally appeared on OfficeTime and has been republished with permission.Find out how to syndicate your content with B2C Author: Connor Brooke Connor is a Scottish financial expert, specialising in wealth management and equity investing. Based in Glasgow, Connor writes full-time for a wide selection of financial websites, whilst also providing startup consulting to small businesses. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, and a Master’s degree in Investment Fund Management, Connor has … View full profile ›More by this author:ACH Crypto Price Prediction 2022 – Is it a Buy?Lucky Block Partners with Dillian Whyte ahead of Heavyweight Showdown with Tyson FuryNFT Pixel Art – The Best NFT Collections for 2022