Remote Staffing is Shrinking the Office

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NOW, WHAT DO I MEAN BY SAYING THAT THE OFFICE IS SHRINKING? Basically, it's all about the effects of having remote workers and how it affects what we've all known and recognized as the traditional work environment.

But, what defines a traditional work environment, anyway?

The term work environment refers to any place where people perform work for money. We commonly use this term for offices, stores, schools, and other locations where people have to commute to, punch in, and be paid to be productive. However, because of advancements in technology, the definition has slightly changed, giving birth to two kinds of work environments: the traditional and the non-traditional. 

The traditional workplace is still used to describe offices and such. Non-traditional workplaces, on the other hand, refer to places OTHER than our offices that people can work in. These include coffee shops, libraries, and of course, our very own homes. 

Since there is now an option to not be at the office, more and more people, equipped with their laptops and smartphones, have chosen to do so. This phenomenon is part of what we at Bolton Staffing call the Remote Revolution; I'll expound more on this later on.

Considering this movement, companies may notice that there are less people coming in to the office, and even less applicants who wish to do so. And because of that, big office spaces that occupy half or even a whole floor in a building are no longer a necessity. Business owners can opt to rent out a smaller office, save money, but still retain their workforce. This is what I mean when I say that the office is shrinking. 

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