The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found

The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found

Don’t call it work from home any more, just call it work. According to new data, what once seemed like a pandemic necessity has become the new norm for many Americans.

Every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases the results of its American time use survey, which asks Americans how much time they spend doing various activities, from work to leisure.

The most recent survey results, released at the end of June, show that the same percentage of employed people who did at least some remote work in 2023 is the same percentage as those who did remote work in 2022.

In other words, it’s the first stabilization in the data since before the pandemic, when only a small percentage of workers did remote work, and a sign that remote work is here to stay.

  • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
    520·
    1 month ago

    “We want to work from home.”

    Okay cool, so we might as well hire people from india then.

    • thoro@lemmy.ml
      151·
      1 month ago

      Yeah because language barriers, cultural differences, and time zones don’t matter

      • Butt Pirate@reddthat.com
        4·
        1 month ago

        Pretty much! I manage a SaaS product for our company and the company that makes our product has basically offshored their entire support team. Tier 1 and 2 support went to India, and the customer service reps that we collab with weekly went to Colombia.

        Development is still done in my home country, but barely, and I’m sure its just a matter of time until that leaves here also.

        Corporations single only motive is to produce more and more profit.

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
        41·
        1 month ago

        When it’s some diploma mill MBA making the decisions, those considerations are very low on the priority list when compared to how much it costs.

    • el_abuelo@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 month ago

      Sure if that works for you.

      There are very few people in my field who can compete with me when it comes to capability and productivity - and that’s in a highly developed country with some of the world’s best educational institutions and companies to gain experience with.