U.S. Office Workers REALLY Do Not Like Office Work

U.S. workers REALLY do not like working in the office, a survey of 3500 U.S. workers by Goodhire finds. 

 

Some 68 percent of respondents would choose remote working options over in-office work. 61 percent of respondents would be willing to take a pay cut to maintain remote working status. Some workers even suggested they would take a 50 percent pay cut to avoid returning to the office. 

Some 45 percent of respondents would either quit their job or immediately start a remote work job search if they were forced to return to their office full-time. Nearly 25 percent said they would quit if a return-to-office mandate was instituted.

Nearly three quarters of respondents said they need a continued remote working arrangement to stay at their current job. Fully 85 percent of respondents prefer to apply for jobs that offer remote flexibility, while just 15 percent would apply for a position that requires total full-time office work. 

Some 60 percent of respondents would move to a new city just for the opportunity to work remotely in any capacity; while 70 percent of respondents would forfeit benefits to maintain remote working status, most commonly: health insurance, paid time off, retirement accounts, and more.

About 74 percent of respondents believe that companies not offering remote working arrangements will lose major talent in the workforce. Also, 67 percent of respondents believe that companies that do not offer remote working arrangements will struggle mightily to attract quality applicants.

Additionally, 64 percent of respondents believe companies that do not offer remote working arrangements will have to increase salary offerings to entice job seekers to apply.