Top Challenges of Working Remotely [Infographic]

Posted December 1, 2020

The majority of full-time employees in the US are now working remotely for some portion of their workweek. We’ve discussed many of the IT challenges businesses faced in this shift to remote work including securing home Wi-Fi, setting up a VPN, and improving off-site security. But once the technical hurdles enabling work-from-anywhere are overcome, challenges to the new work environment still remain. New data from a survey conducted by OWL Labs outlines those challenges in the infographic below.

Additional statistics and trends from the survey include:

Almost 70% of full-time workers in the U.S are working from home during COVID-19
1 in 2 people won’t return to jobs that don’t offer remote work after COVID-19
77% of respondents agree that after COVID-19, being able to work from home (WFH) would make them happier
75% of people are the same or more productive during COVID-19 while working from home
In 2020, people are using video meetings 50% more than pre-COVID-19
1 in 2 people would move if they were able to WFH all or most of the time
Working remotely saves 40 minutes daily on commute
In 2020 after COVID-19, 80% expect to work from home at least 3x/week
1 in 5 people report working more during COVID-19
Only 20-25% of companies pay or share the cost of home office equipment, furniture, cable, chair

There’s no question technology has evolved to save millions of jobs in enabling work from anywhere during the pandemic. Now we will continue to learn how the employee/employer relationship along with work itself has changed and will continue to change over time. Maintaining productivity, creativity and human connection in this new reality are a few of the challenges tomorrow’s leading companies will likely overcome.

Kyle Vinar

Kyle Vinar is Partner / President of Verus Corporation. He oversees all business operations and coaches Verus teams to continually improve on their solutions from client experience to product development and overall solution implementation. He works with all Verus resources to increase efficiencies and excellence in every aspect of their organizational roles. Kyle believes that people are the last real competitive edge that a company can have and constructing a rich culture is a vital step in running a world-class organization. Therefore he strives to create a culture within Verus that allows everyone to show up authentically and grow both personally and professionally, which in turn allows Verus Corp team members to provide clients with top-of-the-line service. Kyle helps balance strategy, capacity, and culture in such a way that has allowed Verus Corp to achieve exponential growth since he joined the company in 2013. One of Kyle’s greatest professional achievements has been in helping lay the foundation upon which Verus Corporation could be named the 2nd Best Place to Work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Kyle holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from St. Cloud State University. He lives in Champlin with his wife and 3 children. He has enjoyed volunteering as a soccer coach for over 6 years and was the former Director of Coaching for Rebels Soccer Club. If Kyle isn’t on the sidelines of one of his children’s soccer games or in the audience of his eldest’s musicals, he can often be found cruising scenic routes on his Harley, in a deer stand, or on the golf course.