COVID struggle | 5 of the absolute WORST things about remote working

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, remote working has for many become the only viable solution for maintaining their workload.

And whilst numerous studies show that there are positives to remote working, such as up to a 77% drop in operating costs, according to FlexJobs and an increase in morale and higher retention for the business (25% lower, according to SmallBizGenius), coronavirus has highlighted several key areas in which remote working simply isn’t effective.

In fact, despite the fact that a Global Workplace Analytics study found that remote working has increased by 159% over the last 12 years, there is a strong correlation between the rise of work-from-home culture and several detrimental effects on professionals.

22% of those polled by SmallBizGenius found that it was extremely hard to ‘unplug’ after work due to remote working whilst 17% stated that they found it impossible to communicate and collaborate with colleagues. The study also found that, whilst productivity increases with remote working, those who are home full time only spend 30% of their time engaging with their tasks.