Before I knew it, I had four children.

Hello. This is Furuyama, a programmer.

From the top to 8, 5, 1, 1. Surprisingly, the two younger ones are twins.

Considering Japan's top-priority problems and contribution to the declining birthrate, it may not be a good idea to expect generous support. The reality is harsh.

My wife's parents' house and I are far away and cannot rely on parental power.

The two of us have to do something, but until we go to elementary school, we suddenly have a fever and can't be taken care of at a nursery school, or the fever goes away in one day, or it's a fantasy, and eventually my paid leave runs out, which is very painful.

In the first place, society's understanding of fathers' involvement in child-rearing in a critical way is still lacking, specifically, work is always the top priority.

If there is a problem, there is an air that it is natural to work overtime to recover.

As long as this atmosphere remains, the mother cannot rely on her father, and in the end, the burden will not decrease, and the family is in danger of collapse.

According to the story, the crisis continues even after entering elementary school. I'm afraid.

And what is truly frightening is that this is not only my family, but also the normal child-rearing scene in Japan.

An article recommended by a mother of three children from our company I can't read it without tears Wall of 4th grade http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/126281

**This is the reality of Japan, a country with a declining birthrate. **

The company has extended a helping hand to our family, which is on the verge of collapse. That is remote work.

Benefits of Remote Work

Shorter Commute

It took less than 2 hours to commute, but less than half. If you pass the time to the twins, everyone will smile. No, I'm a toddler, so I cry about half of my waking time.

If you think about commuting time, it is best to stay at home, but there are many temptations at home. That's a lot of things. I'm at home again, so I can work while taking care of my sick child! However, most infants just have a fever and don't want to go to nursery school, so they roll around so energetically that I think they are deliberately having a fever, so there is no way they can actually do work.

Without being able to do anything, the next day's catastrophe is held.... It is remote work to avoid future predictions. This is important.

Can Concentrate

I can't talk to you. If it continues every day, I will miss people and be so lonely that I think I will go to talk to strangers. And yet, there are people working around me. White noise as a moderate background. This alone increases the chance of entering the zone by 30%.

It's just that the probability increases, but it's not guaranteed to be included. The chair in the coworking space I am using is a little hard, but I think it is worth more than that.

You can participate in the front row of the whole society meeting

What about the meeting! Our back office team responds to the obvious question without hesitation. The tool is Skype for Buinness. Because the camera is installed in the front row, you can enjoy the presentation from the front seat before anyone else, which is probably the advantage of remote work that no one has ever seen.

You may be able to get to know people in clusters you don't know.

The space I am using seems to have many sole proprietorship clusters. Many events are also planned. I think that many people in the engineering race are inherently introverted in their jobs, but I think there are many opportunities to be forced to flag.

I'm fantasizing that I'm sure there will be encounters that I wouldn't have had if I had been confined to the company office、、、

Conviction that the future of work lies ahead

In fact, I think this is the most important thing.

Although it is still positioned as a solution for the child-rearing and nursing care generation, the future of working in teams across countries, languages, and even timezones without being bound by place or time is an unavoidable and definite matter that will surely come if the company organization grows steadily. Even if this is not the case, the Japanese market will continue to decline, and the globalization of the team will be essential to target overseas markets.

Even if it is limited to the domestic area of Japan, remote work will be powerful in revitalizing depopulated regions.

Farewell to a crowded commuter train. Farewell to overcrowded megalopolis.

Demerit

Reduced time for exercise

Our office is located in a privileged athletic environment just a 15-minute walk to the nearest station. This is not an implicit criticism of the company, but I sincerely think so.

Because in modern times, lack of exercise is a national disease that everyone has. It's too much of a deal to get 30 minutes of exercise time on the way back and forth just by going to work! That's why.

On the other hand, the office I use for remote work is a 1-minute walk from the station. The negative effects on onaka are not waiting. I have no choice but to take a walk with my children to look for Pokémon.

Increased Communication Costs

The dilemma is that not being able to talk to them is both an advantage and a disadvantage. There may be some job description of engineers, but the requirements from here are task management tools and asynchronous communication tools such as Slack, but there is also a certain need for real-time communication.

The strength of a company organization is that it can create value that cannot be achieved by one person, and it is not fair to compare the increase in personal productivity due to the existence of communication barriers with the decrease in overall productivity. However, this is not something that can simply be used as an indicator, so it is likely to be an issue that will continue to be considered in the future.

Personally, I think it would be nice to have something like a small window that is always connected to the office. Also, in the future, when VR becomes commonplace, I think that in the future, the office itself will be VR.

Not just some employees, but all employees come to the virtual reality office. As anyone who has played online games will know, you can communicate in VR that feels realistic enough. Rather, it's closer than meeting in real life. I'm sure everyone will be convinced of this feeling in a few years.

If you look at it this way, the advantages and disadvantages are opposite. However, I believe that there is a future ahead, and I and the company would like to accelerate our efforts to remote work.

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