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What Do You Miss About Working in an Office?

Working from home has many benefits – from the comfort of loungewear to unlimited coffee on hand, but where is the practice falling short?


Across social platforms including hundreds of responses, informal hangout time seems to be what people miss the most about in-office work environments. In a CareerBuilder poll, 64% of respondents chose non-productivity in-person activities, and when asked about watercooler chit chat and lunch with the team, 75% and 65% of respondents chose each, respectively.

Working Remotely, 32% missed in person meetings, 4% missed bring your dog to work day, 42% missed Lunches with teammates, 22% missed watercooler chat out of 323 votes.

Pearl offers the best of both worlds with both on-site and remote work opportunities, however a recent study completed by the ADP Research Institute shows workers are split on benefits of remote work vs. on-site work.  Hybrid workers (time split between on-site and work from home) saw the most benefits in terms of work culture.

Read more insights captured from 9,000 full-time US employees working remotely and now on-site. https://www.zdnet.com/article/workers-split-on-benefits-of-remote-work-vs-on-site-study/