Goodhire recently surveyed 3,500 Americans to understand the current state of remote work
What they discovered will shock every company thinking about going back to an office full-time
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68% of Americans would choose remote working options over in-office work
85% of Americans believe that their colleagues and other employees around the nation prefer working remotely rather than working from the company office.
61% of Americans would be willing to take a pay cut to maintain remote working status
Some workers even suggested they would take a 50% pay cut to avoid returning to the office
45% of Americans would either quit their job or immediately start a remote work job search if they were forced to return to their office full-time
Almost 25% of the respondents said, specifically, they would quit if a return-to-office mandate was instituted
74% of Americans need a continued remote working arrangement to stay at their current job
85% of Americans prefer to apply for jobs that offer remote flexibility
15% would apply for a position that requires total full-time office work
60% of Americans would move to a new city just for the opportunity to work remotely in any capacity
70% of Americans would forfeit benefits to maintain remote working status, most commonly: health insurance, paid time off, retirement accounts, and more
74% of Americans believe that companies not offering remote working arrangements will lose major talent in the workforce
67% of Americans believe that companies that do not offer remote working arrangements will struggle mightily to attract quality applicants
64% of Americans believe companies that do not offer remote working arrangements will have to increase salary offerings to entice job seekers to apply
And finally from a recent EY survey:
More than half of employees globally would quit their jobs if not provided with post-pandemic flexibility