Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower
Do remote workers actually work? Yes, but they also shop and shower
Remote workers often brag about how productive they are at home, but a new survey sheds light on what they're really doing all day.
My favorite quote:
While employees in the office might kill time messaging friends or flipping through TikTok, remote workers take advantage of being far from the watchful gaze of bosses to chip away at personal to-do lists or to goof off.
Nearly half of remote workers multitask on work calls or complete household chores like unloading the dishwasher or doing a load of laundry, according to the SurveyMonkey poll of 3,117 full-time workers in the U.S.
Oh noes, people actually doing things that are useful for their families instead of even more computer time.
It's insane that this is even considered strange or surprising. When I work from home, I take longer lunch breaks and I often stop working earlier, but I'm still three times as productive compared to sitting in an office.
At home, I actually get focused time to do something and think. At the office, this is extreamly difficult with all the distractions and noise constantly interrupting my train of thought.
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I can admit I delay work more from home than I did when I was at the office. I do about the same amount overall I just don't get around to it as quickly.
But the company I'm with would also have to pay me 20-30% more to go into the office as I have better offers for that already and I'd still probably just hop to another company that lets me work from home for a similar salary.
I do about the same amount overall I just don’t get around to it as quickly.
That's the important part. Who gives a fuck when and how you finish your work, as long as you do. We can only be productive for so many hours a day anyway.