78% of remote employees want to continue working from home for the rest of their career. It’s true that remote work brings savings in the form of cost, time, and stress. Yet for all the flexibility remote work offers, it has a dark side. Almost half of remote employees miss seeing their colleagues and having personal interactions with them. Digital interaction can be more stressful than in-person encounters due to reduced mobility and difficulties with nonverbal communication. In 2022, 23% of American remote workers say their Zoom fatigue is higher than it has ever been.
When well-being suffers, productivity goes with it. There are simply too many remote meetings. 71% of employees report wasting time every week due to unnecessary or canceled meetings. A majority also said they have more meetings now than they did as an in-person employee. 40% of employees waste up to 30 minutes searching for links, and waiting for meetings to start costs nearly 11 minutes each meeting. It may not seem like much, but lost time adds up fast.
What is the future of work events? Digital work is fractured, costing productivity from task switching. Working from anywhere must always include community and connection.
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