The Future of Work Isn’t As Remote as You Might Think
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Hotels probably shouldn’t give up on targeting city centers, or focus too much on adding co-working spaces. And airlines maybe shouldn't rule out negotiating corporate contracts.
Only a small percentage of companies are ditching their offices entirely, with growing numbers of staff returning to workspaces on Fridays, research has revealed.
Two new reports could disprove common perceptions around remote working habits and the use of offices. In fact the recent data from corporate travel agency TravelPerk and WeWork may even surprise people.
Barcelona based TravelPerk wanted to explore whether working trends among U.S. firms had remained the same or changed since the pandemic. It seems not much is different, with only 4 percent of U.S. employees having shifted to a fully remote working model.
Overall, 62 percent of employees said they had the same working model post-pandemic as they did pre-pandemic. Just 18 percent said they shifted to a hybrid model.
Some 15 percent of U.S. workers class themselves as fully remote or mostly remote.
Meanwhile, the agency's study showed that 71 percent of U.S. employees are somewhat or very happy with the current work model
