Survey: Almost 60% of Americans think COVID-19 has changed the way we work for the better

Almost 60 percent of Americans think COVID-19 has changed the way we work for the better, according to WalletHub.

WalletHub’s survey examined Americans’ thoughts about working from home during the coronavirus pandemic and a potential return to an office, including how being at home has affected productivity and what people miss most about the office. Below are highlights of the survey, along with a WalletHub Q&A.  

  • Harsh penalties for not returning to the workplace. A third of Americans believe that businesses should fire employees who refuse to go back to work.
     
  • Parents’ work efficiency may suffer at home. Around 50 percent of parents with young children at home don’t think they are more productive working from home.
     
  • Working from home seen as the future. Almost a third of Americans think that physical offices are a thing of the past.
     
  • Positive changes to the work environment. Almost 60 percent of Americans think COVID-19 has changed the way we work for the better.

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2 Comments on "Survey: Almost 60% of Americans think COVID-19 has changed the way we work for the better"

  1. Alston Ingram Jr | June 16, 2020 at 10:03 am | Reply

    For three months, we’ve gotten the “hand washing concept”; next we’ll work on the turn signal in many cars and trucks.

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