The concept of "work from home" puts great importance to communication technologies as the "bridge" that will make it possible for the worker or employee at home to accomplish his/her tasks and responsibilities to his/her employer or office. Working from home does not require the individual to report for work everyday, and this saves the individual time and money, which would have been spent on commuting to and from work. Through communication technologies, more people are given the chance to create a semblance of a "work-life balance," wherein flexible time from working at home allows them to accomplish their work while at the same time, ensuring that house chores and other personal tasks are accomplished as well. This arrangement can also be applied from an inter-country perspective, wherein an employee...

office or headquarters. Instead, deliverables are given through communication technologies, and other necessary communications are made possible online -- through teleconferencing, VOIP or voice-over Internet Protocol, among many other new communications media available.
Indeed, the flattening of the workforce structure in the U.S. And in other countries provides a hopeful indication of the future of society and its communication systems. A flattening structure brings people closer to each other despite the geographical distance, making the world, indeed, in the words of media theorist Marshall McLuhan, a "global village" -- a world where synergy in communication is created, gradually overcoming cultural differences among societies of the world.