PPB May 2021

Top Reasons To Work From Home Professionals who choose to work remotely say their biggest reasons include: 60 % A preference for working from home 57 % Concerns about COVID-19 exposure 45 % Childcare responsibilities 14 % Workplace access restrictions 9 % Relocated away from their office Source: Pew Research Center WFH > $ Working from home is so important that about one in four workers say they would take a 10-20 percent pay cut to work remotely. Source: FlexJobs States With The Most (And Fewest) WFH Workers Pre-pandemic, these states had the highest share of the population working from home: 1 Colorado 2 Vermont 3 Oregon 4 Montana 5 New Hampshire And these states had the fewest remote employees: 1 Arkansas 2 Alabama 3 West Virginia 4 Louisiana 5 Mississippi Source: WalletHub Women Prefer WFH More women than men prefer to work from home, but they are less likely to have the opportunity. Consider these pre- pandemic stats: 62 % of female workers wanted their employer to allow them to work from home, compared to 53 percent of male workers. 40 % of female workers did not work remotely because their company did not allow it, compared to 25 percent of men. 62 % of female workers were more likely than their male counterparts (17 percent) to have quit a job because their employer did not offer a flexible work schedule. Source: Zapier’s Remote Work Report Biggest Challenges Of Working Remotely 27 % Not being able to unplug 16 % Difficulties with collaboration and communication 16 % Loneliness 15 % Distractions at home 12 % Staying motivated 7 % Being in a different time zone than colleagues Working from home has plenty of perks, but also some struggles. See below for some common challenges for remote workers: Source: Buffer’s 2021 State of Remote Work Survey GROW | MAY 2021 | 47