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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.

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[-] pezhore@lemmy.ml 119 points 3 months ago

I started a new position in my company in February 2020, just weeks before the lock down. Since then I've been almost entirely working from home, coming into the office maybe 10 days over the past 4 years.

During that time I've been promoted, gotten a separate pay raise to a new band, helped onboard the entire rest of my team (two of whom are completely remote).

I've done nothing but prove over and over again that I am excelling at my job remotely.

They are still pushing for me to come back to a "hybrid" 3 day a week schedule. Madness.

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

I think hybrid has its place. But it's definitely not a one size fits all

[-] brianary@startrek.website 23 points 3 months ago

There is work like construction, transportation, and customer service that can't really be remote.

I'm not sure if there's a good argument for work that can be done remotely to insist on both in person and remote work. It doubles the amount of workstation resources required, or compromises on at least one of them.

Maybe teams benefit from in-person communication? That's probably simpler for some that haven't found comparable online versions of whiteboarding tools or whatever. Good tools do exist, but feel people that haven't adapted to them by now, it'll take some real demand to make it happen. This might not be a characteristic of a highly effective team, though.

Most frequently, hybrid insistence seems do be more about justifying middle management, based on my highly unscientific observations.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 months ago

It needs to be a choice.

Don't worry: we won't forget you extroverts like you didn't forg-- wait a sec.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

They are still pushing for me to come back to a "hybrid" 3 day a week schedule. Madness.

3 days at office or 3-days work week?

[-] pezhore@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Three days per work week "on average" - but with no details over what timeframe that average is calculated.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

7-day work week for 3/7 of the year

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

still pushing for me to come back to a "hybrid" 3 day a week schedule

Offer to come back on a part-time basis, with them deciding which days you are working from home.

Those - the days you're working safely from home - will be the days you work for them. But it's entirely up to them how many days each week they have you as a resource.

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