Working from home has allowed remote employees to reclaim 60 million hours now that they no longer commute; most are choosing to focus on their wellbeing.
The shift to remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic gave Americans 60 million hours of their time back. And recentindicates that those workers who no longer spend hours commuting to and from the office are using that reclaimed time to focus on their wellbeing.
Here's what they found about how remote workers are allocating the free time they'd otherwise be spending in stand-still traffic or in a packed subway car.Americans are prioritizing wellbeing over more work The data suggests working at home has prompted people to start work a bit early, to get things done during their previous commuting hours. But, time spent doing their job during paid-work hours decreased overall and has been allotted to non-work-related activities.
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