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Will Remote Employees Be the New Norm After COVID?
It is becoming increasingly clear just how many people can work from home and remain as productive — if not more so — than in an office.
It’s funny, there have been articles and studies for years saying that open office plans led to lower productivity, yet open offices continued to be all the rage, especially with startups. And working from home had been touted as a way to save businesses money and increase overall productivity.
For a long time, many businesses were resistant to having employees work from home even part-time. They worried people would work less or put in fewer hours or be more difficult to manage.
Now, though, we’ve all been forced to adapt to a world where working in an office is a dangerous concept, and staying home helps promote health not just for ourselves but for everyone around us. We are stopping the spread of the virus by just staying home.
And many organizations have suddenly learned that their business can continue to move forward and get things done with their employees at home in the PJs.
Some companies have already said they plan to continue letting their employees work from home even after the pandemic is over. Others have been posting job advertisements looking only for permanently remote people.
