Remote Work Basics
Working from home or outside a traditional office using technology.
What is remote work?
About this percentage of employees prefer hybrid work instead of fully remote or fully in-office work.
What is about 60%?
Remote workers do not have to spend time traveling to work.
What is no commute?
Remote work can make it harder for employees to work together creatively.
What is reduced collaboration?
This company allows employees to work remotely up to 50% of the time.
What is Microsoft?
The global event that caused remote work to grow rapidly.
What is the COVID-19 pandemic?
Over this percentage of companies now offer flexible work arrangements.
What is over 80%?
Remote work allows employees to choose where they live and work.
What is location freedom?
This problem occurs when workers feel lonely or disconnected.
What is isolation?
Microsoft invested heavily in this communication tool for remote collaboration.
What is Microsoft Teams?
A work model where employees work partly in office and partly remotely.
What is hybrid work?
Remote workers save approximately this many minutes per day without commuting.
What is about 72 minutes?
A benefit where employees can design their own workspace.
What is a customizable work environment?
When employees struggle to separate work time from personal time.
What is blurred work-life boundaries?
Two companies besides Microsoft were mentioned as using remote work policies.
What are Airbnb and Shopify?
One reason remote work helps inclusivity is that it supports these two groups.
Who are working parents and people with disabilities?
This percentage of remote workers say it helps balance work and personal life.
What is 71%?
Remote work often improves this balance between personal and professional life.
What is work-life balance?
Managers may promote employees they see more often in person.
What is proximity bias?
One challenge Microsoft reported with remote work.
What is collaboration across teams?
One ethical concern companies must manage when employees work remotely.
What is cybersecurity or protecting confidential data?
This percentage of employees say flexible work locations increase happiness.
What is 83%?
A major financial benefit of remote work for both employees and companies.
What is cost savings?
A technical risk that companies worry about when employees work remotely.
What is cybersecurity risk?
The main lesson from companies adopting hybrid work models.
What is strong digital communication systems are necessary?