With gas prices breaking $4 a gallon in some markets, $5 in a few, it is inevitable there will be a new wave of thinking about the benefits of telecommuting or telework. About two percent of the U.S. employee workforce (2.8 million people, not including the self employed or unpaid volunteers) work from home, according to the American Community Survey.
The Telework Research Network also estimates that 20 to 30 million employees currently work from home at least one day a week. About 15 to 20 million employees must travel at least part of the time for work. See this.
There also are 10 to 15 million home-based businesses and some three million full time home-based businesses.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
2% of U.S. Employess Work From Home, 20 Million to 30 Million Telecommute Some of the Time
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
60% of Office Workers Say They Don't Need Their Offices
A new study funded by Cisco found that 60 percent of workers around the world believe that they do not need to be in the office anymore to be productive. This was especially the case in Asia and Latin America. More than nine of 10 employees in India (93 percent) said they did not need to be in the office to be productive. This sentiment was extremely prevalent in China (81 percent) and Brazil (76 percent) as well.
In fact, their desire to be mobile and flexible is so strong that 60 percent of workers would choose jobs that were lower-paying but allowed work outside of the office over higher salaried jobs that lacked such flexibility.
According to the study, which involved surveys of 2,600 workers and IT professionals in 13 countries, 13 percent of respondents noted that having the flexibility to work anywhere would dictate their company loyalty, while 12 percent said it would have an impact on their choice of jobs. In fact, two-thirds of respondents said they would take a job with less pay and more flexibility in device usage, access to social media and mobility over a higher-paying job with less flexibility.
In fact, their desire to be mobile and flexible is so strong that 60 percent of workers would choose jobs that were lower-paying but allowed work outside of the office over higher salaried jobs that lacked such flexibility.
According to the study, which involved surveys of 2,600 workers and IT professionals in 13 countries, 13 percent of respondents noted that having the flexibility to work anywhere would dictate their company loyalty, while 12 percent said it would have an impact on their choice of jobs. In fact, two-thirds of respondents said they would take a job with less pay and more flexibility in device usage, access to social media and mobility over a higher-paying job with less flexibility.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Boston Tops "Good for Telecommuting" List
Boston is the top U.S. medium-sized or large city for telecommuting, according to a new survey of 3,600 workers in 36 markets.
The survey, commissioned by Microsoft Corp., examined urban areas based on factors including the percentage of workers who say their jobs can be done from outside the office; the percentage of companies with formal work-from-home policies; the extent of support from bosses for working from home, as gauged by workers; and the extent of technological support provided by employers to enable working from home.
Most respondents said they were more productive when working from home. The top complaint listed was the lack of face-to-face interaction with colleagues.
Fewer than half of the companies surveyed had telecommuting policies. Within those companies that did have such policies, a little more than a third of workers took advantage of the opportunity.
Those workers listed achieving work/home balance, saving on gasoline and avoiding long commutes as their top reasons for telecommuting.
As for where they did work outside the office, many employees listed family vacation spots as a top choice. About a quarter of telecommuting workers said they set up operation in coffee shops. Some 10 percent worked from doctors’ offices.
The increase in telecommuting is being driven by the economy, which has made companies less willing to relocate staff, and by technology, which makes remote work lots easier.
After Boston, top telecommuting cities were:
Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Atlanta
Denver
Kansas City, Mo.
Richmond, Va.
Austin, Texas
New York
Sacramento, Calif.
Portland, Ore.
source
The survey, commissioned by Microsoft Corp., examined urban areas based on factors including the percentage of workers who say their jobs can be done from outside the office; the percentage of companies with formal work-from-home policies; the extent of support from bosses for working from home, as gauged by workers; and the extent of technological support provided by employers to enable working from home.
Most respondents said they were more productive when working from home. The top complaint listed was the lack of face-to-face interaction with colleagues.
Fewer than half of the companies surveyed had telecommuting policies. Within those companies that did have such policies, a little more than a third of workers took advantage of the opportunity.
Those workers listed achieving work/home balance, saving on gasoline and avoiding long commutes as their top reasons for telecommuting.
As for where they did work outside the office, many employees listed family vacation spots as a top choice. About a quarter of telecommuting workers said they set up operation in coffee shops. Some 10 percent worked from doctors’ offices.
The increase in telecommuting is being driven by the economy, which has made companies less willing to relocate staff, and by technology, which makes remote work lots easier.
After Boston, top telecommuting cities were:
Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
Atlanta
Denver
Kansas City, Mo.
Richmond, Va.
Austin, Texas
New York
Sacramento, Calif.
Portland, Ore.
source
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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