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‘The new normal’: work from home is here to stay, US data shows

The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found

Don’t call it work from home any more, just call it work. According to new data, what once seemed like a pandemic necessity has become the new norm for many Americans.

Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the results of its American time use survey, which asks Americans how much time they spend doing various activities, from work to leisure.

The most recent survey results, released at the end of June, show that the same percentage of employed people who did at least some remote work in 2023 is the same percentage as those who did remote work in 2022.

In other words, it’s the first stabilization in the data since before the pandemic, when only a small percentage of workers did remote work, and a sign that remote work is here to stay.

ogmios ,
@ogmios@sh.itjust.works avatar

Good for the people who want it. I just can’t imagine wanting my work so close to my personal space.

insaneinthemembrane ,

Yeah you need to compartmentalise well for it to work long term in a healthy way. A happy medium would be satellite offices or wework style allowances or something. Gives people more flexibility.

Kecessa ,

Depends on your setup, it allowed us to move to a more rural location and for the same price we have an extra room that’s used as an office and I barely go in there outside work hours

foggy ,

The big companies fighting it and also laying off hundreds of thousands of skilled workers are in for a wakeup call in the coming decade or two. Especially given that they’re more prime targets for cyber attacks.

Something something invisible hand.

BlueLineBae ,
@BlueLineBae@midwest.social avatar

My company is making people come back to the office. Then they started laying loads of people off. Now one of our key initiatives for the year is to improve employee retention. Hmmmmmmmmm…

nickwitha_k ,

RTO is just being used for constructive dismissal these days.

Reverendender ,

I wish i could continuously fuck up up, over and over and over, and still get raises, bonuses, and golden parachutes.

WhyDoYouPersist ,

From someone who willingly goes into the office almost every day, it’s still quite obvious that for the good of the world, the less people going in overall, the better. Better for the environment, disabled people, mental health, and I imagine better for housing markets (though I’m no economist).

Samvega ,

Is it better for the feelings of rich people? Because that’s what’s important.

sudo ,

Worse for the corporate real estate investors though. And that’s why they won’t stop pushing to get people back into offices.

cAUzapNEAGLb ,

And yet my company is forcing me back into the office, I’ve been resisting for over a year, and now they’re threatening hr->path to firing for insubordination if I don’t come in… I’ve been working remotely effectively since March 2020.

Started sending out applications to actual remote jobs, it just sucks, it was a good gig while it lasted.

ThePantser ,
@ThePantser@lemmy.world avatar

How long have you been working remote vs in office? Would be a easy win for unemployment if you worked more remotely than you did in office so the change is contradictory to your role.

Samvega ,

I hope you get a better job, and they get a worse employee in return.

xpinchx ,

Good luck, remote job postings are a hellscape. I gave up and work “hybrid” which is I can occasionally take a wfh day but I’m expected in office 5 days a week.

MyOpinion ,

Working at home is so much better than having to go to the office. I am so glad more people get to continue this fantastic life style.

Throw_away_migrator ,

The next big damn that needs to break is a 4 day work week. There’s been more than enough studies showing it works. If a big company went to 4 days and a good remote (or even hybrid 2 in 2 out) they would be an absolute talent magnet and everyone else would be forced to follow suit.

Remote work has been great as I get nearly one working day a week back in commuting time and prep time. I’d gladly give some of that back to go hybrid for a 4 day hybrid schedule. Especially for work that is creative or intellectual focused, 40 hrs just has so much unproductive time. Hell I’m pretty sure we could find 8 hours a week in pointless meetings that could just be cancelled and replaced with emails to make this work.

RagnarokOnline ,

Thank fuck

mecfs ,

Great news for disabled people. Gives us a much better chance at finding a job willing to hire us!

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