londonteacher
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I can completely understand that in some industries. But, that is not the case in all industries.Have they? I work in IT. The longer this goes on the more people want back in the office. 10% said full time. 50% said part time. So 60% of our company don’t want the current situation to continue. Missing speaking to real people is the biggest reason.
https://globalworkplaceanalytics.com/global-work-from-home-experience-survey
Here are the top findings from the survey:
1) 73% say they are very successful working from home (68% globally).
2) 97% of North American office workers worked from home >1 day/week during the pandemic (88% globally); 67% had not worked remotely on a regular basis before COVID-19 (69% globally).
3) People feel they perform equally well at home as they do in the office (70% are satisfied in both places) in both solo and group work, but they are more satisfied collaborating in person.
4) 78% North American office workers say they have the resources they need to be successful at home (72% globally). They are most successful when they have the tools, skills, and resources they need and they have a good place to work at home.
5) Managers are just as satisfied with work performance as employees (70% report the same or better results), but remote management and collaboration skills should be a focus for improvement.
6) Only 19% in North America want to say goodbye to the office forever (16% globally), with most preferring a bit of both. Half of the time in each place seems to be the sweet spot in the U.S. and slightly less in Europe.
7) 86% of respondents feel fully productive at home (77% globally). They gain back 35 minutes a day due to fewer unwanted interruptions (43 minutes/day at home vs 78 minutes/day in the office both globally and in N.A.).
8) When working alone, which accounts for 58% of an average worker’s day (57% globally), employees say they are productive 75% of the time at home, compared to only 62% of the time at the office.
9) When working with others, which accounts for 43% of a worker’s day, employees say they are equally productive at home versus in the office (61% vs. 60% of the time respectively), but they are more satisfied when collaborating in person (63% satisfied with collaborating at home vs. 90% at the office). (60% vs 87% globally).
10) 77% are satisfied with the flexibility they have working at home; 69% are satisfied with their well-being.
11) 76% of global employees want to continue working from home. On average their preference is for 2.5 days a week in the U.S. (2 days/week globally).
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/economy...22/most-workers-want-work-home-after-covid-19
most (57%) of those who were working before the outbreak and who intend to stay part of the workforce say they want to be able to continue working from home.
I want to make it clear, I am not advocating WFH. But, there is definitely the argument for it continuing in some industries either fully, on a mixed basis e.g. 3 days in, 2 from home, or always in. Even the government understands that from the planned changes to season tickets with greater flexibility.