CHAPTER 6
Virtual Work
Everything is better in your PJs.—ANONYMOUS
No part of work has changed more than the recent movement to work from home, driven by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Most every worker who could work from home was granted permission to do so, and employees and companies did the best they could to adjust to the new circumstances.
Even before the pandemic, however, there was a drastic shift toward employees working remotely. An analysis done by FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics found that in the five years prior, the number of employees working remotely increased 159 percent. International Workplace Group found 80 percent of U.S. workers say they would turn down a job that didn’t offer flexible working, and more ...
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