The Neuroscience of Work in a Remote Environment

Category: Technology

Here is some hard data to consider. Within the span of two years, remote work has transformed every type of business in the world. Before COVID, only 5% of employees worked from home for an average of three days a week. A very small segment of the population was truly remote full-time. As of April 2020, 37% of the workforce is fully remote. More and more organisations are allowing employees to move to a permanent remote full-time jobs. A recent survey of US workers revealed that 54% would leave their current job for a remote work option. However, there are a lot of drawbacks to this approach. Anxiety and stress, as well as feelings of loneliness and disconnectedness, are also on the rise. Another recent survey revealed that 46% of workers in the UK experienced loneliness while working from home.