Bring out the Jammies: In Defense of Remote Work

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This document shows a multiple example essay. The multiple example illustration

essay aims to prove a point (central theme/statement) using three examples. If you

have one statement and three examples that illustrate that statement, this is the

Illustration essay example you want to use.

The central theme or statement for this essay is:

? …jobs with the capability to go remote should do so…

The three examples are:

? to retain employees ? provide a larger applicant pool ? lower costs for the employer

To successfully complete this essay, you will need to have a thesis statement that

follows this format (one statement/three examples).

EH 1010 Multiple Example Illustration Essay

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Bring out the Jammies: In Defense of Remote Work

Traditionally, employees all flock to a centralized place of business and complete all of

their work onsite. Traditional work roles required workers to be present and together to complete

tasks for the business—miners cannot mine silver from their couches, and a tunnel watchman

would need to be near the tunnel he is watching. Even working for the local newspaper required

the writer or editor to sit in front of a typewriter or ancient computer to complete articles.

Luckily, something wonderful happened in the 21st century that signaled a change in the way

workers think and work—technology boomed. Suddenly, everyone could carry little computers

in their pockets and big computers continued to advance and become more and more portable.

Jobs became less tactile; desk work became more common. Moving from the Industrial Age to

the Information or Digital Age opened new possibilities for the workforce. One such change was

the ability to work anywhere with a reliable internet connection. Working remotely is a gift that

should not be given or taken lightly; however, jobs with the capability to go remote should do so

to retain employees, provide a larger applicant pool, and lower costs for the employer.

With recent boons to the American economy, the employment landscape is shifting away

from an employer’s market, sliding into an employee on. The unemployment rate has lowered to

3.8% with 6 million more jobs for the taking (Kelly, 2018). Employees need more incentive to

either stay with their current position or move from it. Any business wanting to keep an edge

over the rest of the market should allow for a remote workforce. Many incredibly qualified

employees want to have families and stay home to raise those families while getting paid. Even

though according to Griffis (2018), remote workers can feel lonely and face time zone

challenges, this is overshadowed by the immense increase in schedule flexibility. Any employer

Center the full title of the document.

Your argumentative thesis statement should have one

statement and three examples/pieces of evidence that

prove the statement. In the thesis for this paper, the

statement (and a little introduction to it are provided

followed by three reasons why the statement is true.

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