Those who generally have the option to work from home want an average home office share of 39 percent, which equates to about two days per week. Amazing: according to a current survey by market agents, it is the young Generation Z who most often want to work in the office.
Since the Corona pandemic, working from home and remote work are no longer just exceptions, but have become the norm in many sectors. The tide has turned in the past year, and Silicon Valley tech giants like X (formerly Twitter) and many other companies are increasingly ordering their employees back to the office. A downward trend that can also be seen in many Austrian companies.
However, according to the current survey of market agents, the home office is still very popular among domestic workers: those who generally have the opportunity to work from home want an average home office share of 39 percent, which is a classic five-day work schedule. average week corresponds to approximately 2 working days from home.
Women in particular enjoy working from home
“17.5 percent say they only want to work in the office,” analyzes Thomas Schwabl, director of Marketagent. In contrast, 8.3 percent want to work 100 percent from home. Women in particular appreciate that they can work from home. And – not surprisingly – the higher the job satisfaction, the more likely employees are to want to work in the company.
The exciting thing is that according to the research, the young ‘Generation Z’ is least likely to want to work from home; the share is only 32.7 percent. In contrast, an impressive 46.2 percent of baby boomers value their own four walls. Schwabl: “I expected it to be the other way around because it is always said that young people do not want to work.” But after an analysis, the market researcher found a reason, because those who are older have “more freedom, a better network of contacts and know how the work works – or think they know. This means you can organize your work more flexibly and even do it on the go. Young people do not yet have that freedom.”
The Austrians were also asked about their preferred working hours. Result: For many, the classic 40-hour working week has had its day. On average, employees would prefer a weekly work volume of approximately 34 hours. The desired working time for women is slightly lower at 30.8 hours, and higher for men at 36.3 hours. The reason, according to Schwabl, is: “Women have more care responsibilities, for example as mothers, and more work in the household.”
Source: Krone
I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
