Hi, need to submit a 250 words paper on the topic Alternative Forms of work Arragements. Choose a company that you would like to work for that offers its employees alternative forms of work arrangements. What work arrangements does the company have? What are the advantages and disadvantages for each of them?.

If I am given a chance to work for a company that offers its employees’ alternative forms of work arrangements, I would choose to work for Amazon. I would choose to work for Amazon as a Digital Specialist. The job entails troubleshooting customer issues with their technical device, internet download issues and also to provide general education about the site’s feature/product to users (Flexjobs). This type of job is home based so I basically I will be working from home.

Working from home or having an office at home has a lot of advantages. First, I do not have to beat the morning traffic in going to the office. That would save me a lot of time, effort, gasoline money and stress. I also do not have to dress up just to work. The energy and time I saved from commuting to work can instead be channeled to a productive job making my job output better. Also, I do not have to dress up before I could work again saving me time, money and energy. Above all, I can work right at the comfort of my own home where I am at my optimum best because I am very comfortable with my surrounding.

There are few disadvantages to it however. First is technical support. As a Digital Specialist, there might be issues that I would encounter from customers that I am not aware of that they need answers from me. I will not have an immediate support from peers or superior because I am away from the office. Of course I can always ask for help through online facility but the response time may take a while. Also, working from home may jack up my electric bills because I will be paying for the electricity that I will be using while working.

But considering the advantages of working from home, it far outweighs the disadvantages so I would still prefer to work from home.

Work Cited

Flexjobs.com. Amazon Jobs with Part-Time, Telecommuting, or Flexible Working. http://www.flexjobs.