Thanks to all 524 people who voted. All the data is in. Here are the results.
Of the 341 people not currently working from home:
63% of you said you’d work from home if you could
37% said you wouldn’t
Of the total 524 respondents:
33% already work from home Since many of my readers work in tech fields, this is likely much higher than average
And some of you have magical powers:
14 people voted “my work transcends space and time”
I can use your help the next time I have a book to promote
Observations from the comments:
Many talked about hybrids (
Reffel,
Archer,
Duff ), suggesting if the question was worded “work from home some of the time” more people might have said yes
Several commenters flagged the culture as critical. Some work cultures would make this easier than others.
For some it’s personal –
Elizabeth felt it’s important to have strict lines dividing work and home.
It’s job dependent: some jobs are much harder to do remotely.
A top concern was perception of performance – the fear that if you worked from home, it’d be harder to prove you were working hard/effectively
Thanks everyone.
Published on October 17, 2012 16:01