Half of American Workers Would Rather
Work From Home Forever
by
Tyler Durden Tue, 04/14/2020 - 06:10 Submitted by Zippia
Summary:
• Two thirds of all American workers
are able to work from home
• 75% of baby boomers want to work from
home forever
• Half of all Americans want to
continue working from home following the coronavirus
The
coronavirus, or COVID-19, has more people than ever working from home. With
many states and cities closing down nonessential businesses, and others sure to
follow, the number of workers working remotely will continue to grow in the
coming days.
For
many companies and workers that have never worked remotely this is all
completely new. Companies hastily threw together guidelines and crossed their
fingers in hopes that nothing would break. Workers wondered if it would all
work.
We
surveyed over 500 Americans to see how this unprecedented event is impacting the
American worker. The survey found out how the coronavirus has affected
Americans’ work lives– and if this event will fundamentally change how we work
in the future.
Zippia
found more than half of American workers prefer working from home and want to
continue working from home when all this is over.
Below
are some more highlights from Zippia’s survey:
• Half of millenials want to work from
home permanently
• While most people feel more
productive, older people feel significantly more productive working from home
than younger workers
• 51% would rather work-from-home
full-time than go into the office
• More than half of Americans don’t
believe their work will make remote work permanent
• 17% of Americans DO believe their
work will let them work remotely following the crisis
Closing
Thoughts On Remote Work During The Coronavirus
The
coronavirus has launched a national work from home experiment of unprecedented
size. Many Americans are finding that not only can they work from home– they
are actually more productive than in the office.
While
it is too soon to say how much this will change the way the American workforce
works, many feel optimistic that their company will let them continue working
remotely even after the threat is gone.
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