53% of US workers want to stop remote work post-pandemic
A majority (53%) of Americans do not want to continue working remotely after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, as revealed in a national study by global research firm The Center for Generational Kinetics (CGK).
The research showed that this is mainly due to the lack of the tools needed to successfully work from home (42%).
CGK President Jason Dorsey said that the report “reveals that the experience of remote work is uneven and rife with anxiety” with only 48% of Americans trusting their employer’s decisions.
Meanwhile, CGK CEO Denise Villa said that “each generation is having a different experience during the pandemic” with Gen Z (born between 1996-2015) being the most impacted by the changes at work.
More than any generation, 45% of Gen Z have reduced work hours, 37% have been laid-off, 32% had a shift in their job roles, and 25% experienced a salary cut amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Villa emphasized that employers have to pay attention to this so that they could engage, support, and “get the most from their employees” during this critical time.
