Remote work has created a fundamental shift in business culture, and the Ooma team created a graphic demonstrating that a company’s age can indicate how likely a business is to adapt to remote work. Their analysis revealed that 35% of workers had remote jobs in 2023 compared to 23% in 2019. It’s obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic caused this shift. Looking at the team’s numbers, newer companies seem more likely to embrace remote work. Almost 44% of businesses under two years old support work-from-home options, suggesting they could design their work models on remote possibilities.
Companies that embrace remote work benefit from a larger talent pool to hire from, reduced overhead costs like office space, and higher employee engagement levels. The generational differences in work-from-home adoption suggest that this could be based on technological comfort levels. Younger companies might have had an easier time integrating video conferencing, cloud-based apps, and modern communication tools.
infographic by: www.ooma.com
