In the future, over 50% of any organization's workforce will be remote at any given time.
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Agree strongly with this Mark. We've probably seen a peak in remote work, and most teams will begin settling back in to in-office habits and the gravity of the office will pull people in. For companies that have changed their culture and habits to truly accommodate remote work, they will be able to pick up a lot of good talent. But don't expect a wide mainstream change.
There are 255mm desk jobs in the US and EU - the shift to remote will have ripple effects across the entire economy. The current crisis has allowed adoption of remote culture to accelerate 10 years in a matter of months. Employees have seen the way forward, it will be very difficult to transition back to the traditional 40 hour work week in an office.
The future is here. Rising real estate costs, dramatically increased commute times and better video conferencing technology (thank you Zoom) is making remote working a reality.
I'm a big proponent of working remotely, I've been doing it for most of the last 12 years. However, I'm unwilling to bet on remote workers being over 50%. If I were to estimate I would say 20-30%, with another 10% hybrid.
What would be interesting to learn is whether companies with a higher demand (from employees) for remote work options tend to be ones with poor corporate culture. My feeling is that employees who enjoy the culture of a good company will miss the interaction with co-workers and be more interested in maintaining that connection.
I have zero scientific evidence to support the above. :)