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Virtually True
Time was when “virtual” meant “almost real…but not quite,” as in, “I am virtually helpless.” Nowadays “virtual” has a different meaning. And it’s real as can be. (And when it comes to office assistance, nobody needs to be helpless anymore.)
Let’s first take a look at the new meaning of the word “virtual.” A “virtual” office is one in which the various employees work from home, not in a central office location. But they’re real employees. They’re just not really physically present.
Looking back in time once again, time was when people judged a company by the size of its office facility and staff. If you entered a reception area that was large and glam-looking, and from there you were led through an area where many people were at work (whether in cubicles, offices, or one central room), you were favorably impressed with the size of the company and its corporate “health.” They’re a booming enterprise, you’d think.
You can’t judge that way anymore. And everyone today knows it.
No longer is one person working on his or her own assumed to be a one-person office. No longer is someone working from home assumed to be a start-up whose business isn’t big enough to require — or afford — an office yet. “Working in your pajamas” is a contemporary perq and nothing to be ashamed of.
And how is it all accomplished? With a virtual staff.
With virtual staffers, you can work from the comfort of your home (or, if you prefer, a small office with a modest rent), forget providing for office space, desks, computers, and other appurtenances for a large staff, and the insurance that goes with all that, and still know that you’ve got the best of both worlds. You’ve got the talented staff you require to carry out your office functions, yet the low budget and flexibility of not having to hire a warm body to perform each of your necessary office functions and provide the necessities for that person.
You also don’t have the payroll hassles that accompany traditional hires. One flat fee, of a non-salaried nature, covers all your needs — possibly even for your entire staff, if you hire not just individual virtual employees but workers at a virtual office staffing service.
The staffers are “virtual,” but the savings — both in money and in aggravation — are very real.
