{"id":63612,"date":"2023-02-02T16:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T08:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/version-2.com.sg\/?p=63612"},"modified":"2024-09-13T16:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:31:46","slug":"home-is-the-new-office-remote-work-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/en\/2023\/02\/home-is-the-new-office-remote-work-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Home is the new office: remote work trends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The year was 2023 \u2014 three years after the pandemic started (and came close to an end), yet 75% of global workers<\/a> were fully convinced remote work was the new normal. But what\u2019s the actual status of remote work, and what perspectives does it have?<\/p>

The pandemic became a massive sandbox that proved people don\u2019t necessarily need to be nurtured by the office culture to be productive.<\/p>

Workers argue that flexibility is their right whether they prefer to work in the best countries for remote work<\/a>, like Germany, Denmark, the US, or any other location of their choice if the job is completed as requested. Management counters with the importance of organizational environment and team bond effectiveness created only by the presence in the office.<\/p>

Both sides have their points, so what\u2019s next \u2014 will we return to an on-site-only setup or transition to fully remote? Will more companies compromise on hybrid work after all? Let\u2019s see where the remote work projections are guiding us.<\/p>

How new is the \u2018new normal\u2019 of remote work?<\/h2>

It would be incorrect to say that remote work didn\u2019t exist before 2020. Freelancers were the pioneers of working online \u2014 an adventurous and free-spirited career path. Before the pandemic, 2,9% of \u2018teleworkers\u2019 globally<\/a> were exclusively working remotely. For instance, in the US market, only 6% had never worked<\/a> in any kind of remote work setup.<\/p>

The scope of work from home mainly spiked because of a safety measure to prevent virus spread. Even though the alertness settled and life started returning to normal, in 2022, at least occasional remote workers reached 62% globally<\/a>.<\/p>

According to Gallup research<\/a> results, only 2 out of 10 people returned to the old routine \u2014 entirely on-site jobs. Meanwhile, the rest of 8 out of 10 employees are split between remote and hybrid work arrangements in the US.<\/p>

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The discussion mainly circles whether employees want to work exclusively remotely (49%) or want to share their time between home and the office (46%). Yet the same research reveals that only 6% of employees see the ideal work environment exclusively on-site.<\/p>

Remote work tendency: to increase or decrease?<\/h2>

The swing in the longevity of time spent at home before and after the pandemic compares drastically. Let\u2019s fact-check.<\/p>

According to Statista<\/a>, remote work in the US before the 2020s was a relatively rare yet existing event, occurring 1-2 times per week. However, 3-4 and 5+ days of work from home per week in the post-pandemic period replaced the then-popular 1-2 days\/week work from home.<\/p>

Talking numbers, the remote workforce reached 53%, and the pool of employees that never worked from home decreased by 13% after COVID-19.<\/p>

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The data of the US-based respondents reflects the increasing trend of staying at home rather than working from the office.<\/p>

2020 was the rush-hour year, so comparing the difference jump from 2019 to 2021, the number remains increasing as the amount of remote workers has tripled<\/a>. If we take data from 2018-2021, the fully remote workforce grew four times bigger<\/a>.<\/p>

How has remote work escalated in Europe? The growing tendency of remote work in European countries is also significant.<\/p>

Eurostat<\/a> data from 2019-2021 illustrates the increasing number of employed people spending more and more time working from home. The average of EU Member States climbed from<\/p>