{"id":999881867,"date":"2020-07-09T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dice.com\/?p=704555966"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:02:12","slug":"state-of-remote-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dice.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/state-of-remote-work","title":{"rendered":"The State of Remote Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Almost overnight, COVID-19 forced most employers to mandate remote work indefinitely. Whether businesses had formalized policies, resources and infrastructure, they needed to act quickly to equip their teams with the right tools and information \u2013 and hope that productivity wouldn\u2019t drop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What most businesses found, instead, was that productivity maintained. At the same time, many businesses that collected employee sentiments found that their workers were largely content working out of the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This leaves many employers today with an important decision to make on their remote work policies. The majority of technologists have proven their productivity levels are independent of working inside an office. They\u2019ve also voiced their satisfaction with their remote work situation, and in some cases have made it clear that they won\u2019t feel comfortable working in an office for quite some time. Whether organizations choose to create a full-time remote work policy for the indefinite future, a flexible work policy or require employees to be back in the office, employers need to make a decision, and be able to justify that decision to their current employees and future hires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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61% of technologists interviewed for the latest Tech Salary Report said that they would prefer to work remotely at least half of the time, although only 24% said they can do so. While the data represent pre-COVID-19 sentiments, it suggests that a subset of employers were unwilling to offer more offsite flexibility due to the perceived difficulties associated with communication, management and fostering an innovative workspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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