Work From Home is the Future

Or Else

During the pandemic the most significant digital transformation event was likely the WFM movement.

Now the Great Resignation is taking place as some employers force employees to return to work or work in the office at least half of the time.

Instead of heading back to the office in the wake of the Covid pandemic, employees may quit instead.

In what’s being called the “Great Resignation,” 95% of workers are considering changing jobs, according to a report by Monster.com. The pandemic has meant more tolerance for working alone from home and a higher preference for work-life balance that it affords.

Especially GenZ and Millennial workers with white collar skills show a strong preference for WFM. The public debate about whether it’s more productive is open though companies can save on costs in a 100% digital nomad environment and even in a hybrid setting.

With companies beginning to call workers back to their cubicles after 15 months of working from home, some people are realizing they don't want to return to an office five days a week. The trend we are heading in by 2030 is actually a 4-day work week where we spend about 1.5 of those days at a physical location.

Remote work is likely the most lasting trend of the pandemic shutdowns even as these closures are just beginning in places like Australia and Taiwan. The delta variant is also likely to extend the WFM trend well into 2022.

Permanent remote work (PRW) is likely to be used as a hiring perk LinkedIn notes. Recruiters are discovering that the remote work revolution spurred by the pandemic has inexorably altered the process of luring talented workers to new jobs, The Wall Street Journal writes. With many office workers enamored with the flexibility of being able to work from home, recruiters are enticing elite talent with the promise of remote positions.

Do you feel WFM is a part of your future you want to keep without limitation?