In a survey of U.S. businesses, product review platform provider Digital.com found that the pandemic has transformed offices across the country with many remaining permanently closed.
“Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic sent employees scattering to home offices and remote locations so companies could continue operating while minimizing exposure to the deadly virus, speculation exploded about what this temporary change would mean for the future of how Americans work,” authors of the report said. “Now, the future is here, and it appears that some things have changed for good.”
A survey of 1,250 businesses that had on-site employees prior to the pandemic found that many now have “a significant portion” of workers working remotely while closing “some or all of their office space, primarily as a result of employees wanting to continue working remotely.”
The survey revealed that 69 percent of businesses in the U.S. have “permanently closed some or all of their office spaces since March 2020” while 37 percent have permanently closed all of their office space. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they expect to close some or all of their office space in the next six months. “A majority of employees wanting to work from home” was the top reason
“Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic sent employees scattering to home offices and remote locations so companies could continue operating while minimizing exposure to the deadly virus, speculation exploded about what this temporary change would mean for the future of how Americans work,” authors of the report said. “Now, the future is here, and it appears that some things have changed for good.”
A survey of 1,250 businesses that had on-site employees prior to the pandemic found that many now have “a significant portion” of workers working remotely while closing “some or all of their office space, primarily as a result of employees wanting to continue working remotely.”
The survey revealed that 69 percent of businesses in the U.S. have “permanently closed some or all of their office spaces since March 2020” while 37 percent have permanently closed all of their office space. Thirty-nine percent of respondents said they expect to close some or all of their office space in the next six months. “A majority of employees wanting to work from home” was the top reason
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