New Microsoft research reveals how much UK workers hate the office
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Microsoft has a long, storied history of producing research spanning various degrees of value. It’s used science to confirm thathuman beings are not machines, alongside generating more practical data regarding howcompanies perceive the cybersecurity landscape. Now, Redmond is back with more stats, this time analyzing how UK workers feel about the modern hybrid work landscape.
As the world awakens to the benefits of remote work (benefits many freelancers have enjoyed for decades), it seems more and more people can’t live without it.According to Microsoft, 51% of UK workers would consider quitting their jobs if the flexibility of a hybrid structure was taken off the table.
That’s not the only finding Microsoft uncovered in its joint research operation with YouGov. It also found 36% of UK workers who found new jobs during the pandemic were onboarded entirely remotely. Over a quarter of these workers had trouble with establishing proper work relationships with colleagues and suffered from not having an ever-present source of guidance in the form of an “in the room” manager. In other words, as cool as remote work can be, it’s also causing headaches for certain subsets of workers out there.
However, hybrid work structures were still found to have big advantages over in-office setups lacking remote opportunities. For example, UK HR experts shared concern that employee burnout would skyrocket without hybrid options.
All these results and more can be yours when you check out Microsoft’s blog on its UK worker research, which should be easy enough to skim while you’re at workif you’re remoteand don’t have a manager looking over your shoulder.
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Robert Carnevale is the News Editor for Windows Central. He’s a big fan of Kinect (it lives on in his heart), Sonic the Hedgehog, and the legendary intersection of those two titans, Sonic Free Riders. He is the author ofCold War 2395. Have a useful tip? Send it to robert.carnevale@futurenet.com.
