SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Practically half of employees who at the moment work remotely at the least a few of the time would doubtless go away their jobs if ordered to return to the workplace full-time. At the least, that is the important thing discovering in a brand new survey from the Pew Analysis Middle. The survey was printed simply days earlier than President Donald Trump signed an govt order, mandating most federal workers to return to the workplace full-time.
Based on Pew, amongst employed U.S. adults who’ve a job that may be carried out from dwelling, 75% are working remotely, at the least in some capability. Practically half of these employees — 46% — stated that if their employer now not allowed them to work remotely, they might be unlikely to remain.
Greater than 1 / 4 of these employees — 26% — stated they’d be impossible to remain if ordered to return to the workplace full-time.
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Solely 36% of these surveyed stated they might be more likely to keep at their job if ordered to return to the workplace with 20% saying they’d be very more likely to keep. An extra 17% stated they’d be neither doubtless nor unlikely to remain at their job if ordered to return to the workplace.
Amongst these surveyed, ladies, employees below 50 and employees who work at home on a regular basis had been inclined to depart their job if ordered to return to the workplace full-time. Job satisfaction additionally performed a component in how individuals responded.
Based on the survey, employees who weren’t extremely glad with their jobs had been extra more likely to say they’d go away their job if they may now not work at home. These employees who do work at home additionally stated there was a rising demand from employers to work within the workplace a sure variety of days per week or month.
