Ninety percent of employers say working remotely has not hurt productivity

Employers say that even after the Coronavirus crisis has passed, they plan to put more flexible work policies in place.

– News covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added.

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Ninety percent of employers say working remotely has not hurt productivity according to a recent survey of nearly 800 employers by a human resources consulting firm.

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Embarrassing Zoom conference video notwithstanding, employers are for the most part finding that working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic works, albeit in ways often different.

For example, Quincy Quarry cannot help but opine that time wasted gossiping around office K-Cup coffee machines has helped maintain productivity.

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That and given a hiatus from energy-draining commutes to and from the office.

Uncertain at this point, however, is what will happen with currently working remotely workers care of the pandemic when they might return to office as the pandemic abates and so have to deal with separation anxiety in their furry family members, arrange for daycare as well as again have to wear work clothes.

In the meanwhile, while working remotely is working well enough for many employers for now, one can only reasonably assume that at some point all manner of work activities which have typically required physical presence group efforts will pile up and then may start hitting the fan.

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After all, it is one thing to crunch data while working remotely and quite another to make something physical or undertake a work activity which typically requires at least some direct human involvement.

Source: 90% Of Employers Say Working Remotely Hasn’t Hurt Productivity

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