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34% of WFH (Work From Home) Workers Say They'd Rather Quit Than Return to Full-Time Office Work

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday April 11 2021, @03:43AM   
from the home-is-where-the-heart^W-office-is? dept.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for c0lo:

34% of WFH (work from home) workers say they'd rather quit than return to full-time office work:

A new survey of WFH (work-from-home) employees suggests that many are not yet ready to return to the office. In fact, they may never be ready.

The survey found that 34% of WFH respondents say they would rather quit than return to a full-time office job.

The survey was published by staffing firm Robert Half. It involved more than 1,000 adult employees of US companies, all of whom are currently working from home due to the pandemic.

As mentioned above, more than 1 in 3 said they would look for a new job if they had to again work in the office full time.

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Original Submission

• Re:What did you expect? Re:What did you expect? (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 11 2021, @06:42AM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 11 2021, @06:42AM (#1135963)

  Here's a bigger and more detailed survey if anyone is actually interested in the question,
  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covid-one-year-on-americans-are-more-productive-working-from-home-canva-study-reveals-301238113.html [prnewswire.com]

  A recent study by global visual communications platform, Canva, reveals Americans experienced a number of benefits from working remotely this past year:

          50% say remote work has improved their productivity;
          76% say their relationships with co-workers are stronger as a result of the shift to work-from-home during 2020;
          75% have a new-found confidence in their role and position within a team;
          Almost half (46%) say remote work has improved collaboration with colleagues;
          52% want a flexible work-home arrangement in 2021, and 30% want to continue working from home full-time indefinitely.
  ... ...

          Older generations like Gen X (40-55 years) see a solo space as being the most productive environment to work (61%), compared to 35% of millennials.
          More men prefer a solo work space at 45%, compared to 39% of women.
          However, some surveyed said they are most productive in a space with people and activity around them, with 39% of Americans agreeing.
          More women (44%) prefer a combined work space with activity around them, compared to 35% of men.

  Study had 2000 participants and tfa goes on to cut up the data in multiple different ways.

  My take after reading it? Gee, who would have guessed that people differ (doh)--some are productive at home, others in a group, etc. One size doesn't fit all.

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• Re:What did you expect? (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 11 2021, @11:14AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 11 2021, @11:14AM (#1135993)

  50% say remote work has improved their productivity;

  True in my case. Huge boost. It impacted on the personal life though, even if there's limited opportunities to have a rich personal life during lockdowns.

  76% say their relationships with co-workers are stronger as a result of the shift to work-from-home during 2020;

  True, so much less banter during meetings. I reckon the couple of jokers in the team simply can't do standup comedy over Zoom - meeting are a lot more to the point now.

  75% have a new-found confidence in their role and position within a team;

  Not in my case, but I can see reasons for this to happen when the amount of BS goes lower and the amount of meaningful work increases.

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