Review of Working from Home: Making it Work for You
Posted: 12 Sep 2024, 04:08
[Following is a volunteer review of "Working from Home: Making it Work for You" by Thomas Engblom.]
From the era of cavemen, human beings have been known to adapt when we find ourselves in a quagmire, and this has been affirmed century after century. With the 2020 pandemic came a need for innovations in the work sector. As a result of the pandemic, a problem arose that threatened the economic survival of individuals as well as the state. Thomas Engblom, in his book Working from Home: Making it Work writes about his personal work experience during the pandemic, which necessitated a transition to the work-from-home system. Faced with a need to “stay safe” and at the same time earn money necessary for survival, working from home became the top solution.
Thomas makes a case for remote working while analyzing and comparing both office practice and working from home. With deep research, a touch of personal experience, and diversity of perspective, the book highlights the advantages of both concepts, measures job satisfaction for both concepts, and offers advice to persons who intend to start working from home. This book will aid those who wish to work remotely but are indecisive. The book was exceptionally well-edited and error-free.
One reason I like this book is its brilliance. Much value was very effectively summarized. Every topic discussed in the book was done so very efficiently but also briefly. Its brevity did not reduce its quality but rather improved it, as it encourages a person to pick it out of a hundred books in a bookstore and is also travel-friendly. Also, it was apparent in the book that the writer had a preference for working from home over working at the office. However, this obvious bias did not affect the honest comparison between working from home and working in an office. This also helps outline the pros and cons of each side and inform the decision of the reader who has intentions to start working remotely.
This book is, in a nutshell, informative and contains helpful tips for building a home office. However, despite the above, it was not an easy read for me, which made me dislike the book. The book is very matter-of-fact, which is generally not bad for its genre; however, it also fails to pique the interest of the reader. I found myself finding it difficult to finish it as it did not spark much of an interest in me. Also, the writer referred to various publications and quoted a lot. This amount of referencing was unnecessary in my opinion, as it only slowed the momentum of my reading and sometimes brought about a bit of confusion.
I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars for the brief and efficient way it delivered several topics; the book being brief did not affect its quality, and the author stated the pros and cons of both working remotely and working in an office with a preference for working remotely, which resonated well with me. However, this book did not spark my interest as I expected, and lots of referencing caused a bit of confusion for me, which led to my one-star deduction. I would recommend this book to those who plan to start working from home and need advice on how to make it work.
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Working from Home: Making it Work for You
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From the era of cavemen, human beings have been known to adapt when we find ourselves in a quagmire, and this has been affirmed century after century. With the 2020 pandemic came a need for innovations in the work sector. As a result of the pandemic, a problem arose that threatened the economic survival of individuals as well as the state. Thomas Engblom, in his book Working from Home: Making it Work writes about his personal work experience during the pandemic, which necessitated a transition to the work-from-home system. Faced with a need to “stay safe” and at the same time earn money necessary for survival, working from home became the top solution.
Thomas makes a case for remote working while analyzing and comparing both office practice and working from home. With deep research, a touch of personal experience, and diversity of perspective, the book highlights the advantages of both concepts, measures job satisfaction for both concepts, and offers advice to persons who intend to start working from home. This book will aid those who wish to work remotely but are indecisive. The book was exceptionally well-edited and error-free.
One reason I like this book is its brilliance. Much value was very effectively summarized. Every topic discussed in the book was done so very efficiently but also briefly. Its brevity did not reduce its quality but rather improved it, as it encourages a person to pick it out of a hundred books in a bookstore and is also travel-friendly. Also, it was apparent in the book that the writer had a preference for working from home over working at the office. However, this obvious bias did not affect the honest comparison between working from home and working in an office. This also helps outline the pros and cons of each side and inform the decision of the reader who has intentions to start working remotely.
This book is, in a nutshell, informative and contains helpful tips for building a home office. However, despite the above, it was not an easy read for me, which made me dislike the book. The book is very matter-of-fact, which is generally not bad for its genre; however, it also fails to pique the interest of the reader. I found myself finding it difficult to finish it as it did not spark much of an interest in me. Also, the writer referred to various publications and quoted a lot. This amount of referencing was unnecessary in my opinion, as it only slowed the momentum of my reading and sometimes brought about a bit of confusion.
I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars for the brief and efficient way it delivered several topics; the book being brief did not affect its quality, and the author stated the pros and cons of both working remotely and working in an office with a preference for working remotely, which resonated well with me. However, this book did not spark my interest as I expected, and lots of referencing caused a bit of confusion for me, which led to my one-star deduction. I would recommend this book to those who plan to start working from home and need advice on how to make it work.
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Working from Home: Making it Work for You
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon