The topic of home office is currently causing a stir.
The results of a study by Indeed are now in many ways the finger in the sore.
The government is consulting with the expertise of various experts to what extent the currently applicable measures should be adapted to the current situation of the corona pandemic.
In particular, the
virus mutation from Great Britain is
causing deep worry lines among health experts.
People in Germany are currently already living with strict contact restrictions, in Bavaria there is even a strict
curfew
from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
However, when it comes to work and home office, it quickly becomes clear that politics has so far left it to appeals and requests.
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A study by Indeed now sets the stage
several figures
that say a lot about the current situation around the home office.
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While on the one hand
employees have to go to the office
even though they can work from home, others could work from home - but still go to the office.
And still others
cannot
go to the home office and envy home workers.
The home office situation is complicated, to say the least.
The extensive study based on a representative survey, which was published as part of the Future of Work report by Indeed in collaboration with the market research company Appinio, shows
spicy numbers
.
We have summarized the most important ones for you here:
Home office ban
: A full 13 percent of Germans with full or part-time employment state that they can theoretically do their work from home.
The
employer, however, takes a stand
and demands an office presence.
With 33.6 million employed people, this corresponds to around
4 million people
who can, but are not allowed to.
Home office refusers
: 33 percent of those surveyed work from home.
10 percent, however, are likely to work from home, but reject this.
This proportion is particularly high among 18-24 year olds: 14 percent of them go to work although they could and should work from home.
Home office envy
: 43 percent of employees in Germany simply cannot work from home.
This imbalance results in the phenomenon of home office envy:
54 percent of this group envy
home workers.
And that's not exactly a small amount: about one in three of these employees would theoretically be willing to change employers (34 percent)
or even jobs
(35 percent) in order to be able to work from home.
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The study also contains positive results
The study also looked at how work from home works in general.
For more than half (53 percent) of those surveyed, their everyday work has changed.
While many of the respondents stated that they were more motivated and satisfied, others note that the
digital stress
has increased, that they are more controlled by their superiors and that they are overwhelmed.
And yet: 87 percent of all employees described their
relationship with superiors as positive
.
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