Employees want to continue working remote

What: A survey by Gallup shows that 3 in 5 employees that are currently working remote due to the pandemic would like to continue doing so. People enjoy getting the time back from commuting to and from an office and like the flexibility of being able to do laundry, run errands and pick up kids when it suits them.   

So What: Although there are a lot of concerns about remote work, a majority of people still prefer being flexible and being able to mix up working remote with being able to go into an office when needed.

Deep Dive:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/306695/workers-discovering-affinity-remote-work.aspx
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/04/why-many-employees-are-hoping-to-work-from-home-even-after-the-pandemic-is-over.html

This article is part of Emerging Futures of Remote Work – An Institute for the Future Signals Report for The Remote Lab