Working at home presents completely new experience for many workers
Despite years of companies experimenting with telecommuting, nearly 49 percent of workers say they are working at home now and it is an entirely new experience, according to a study by Morphisec.
Here's one of the study's findings that should send shudders through tech departments; 56 percent are using their own personal computers and 23 percent don't know what security they have in place for their devices.
Accelerated trend
According to Morphisec, the covid crisis accelerated a trend already in place. One study by Flexjobs, said the number of remote workers grew 159 percent between 2005 and 2017. Between 2014 and 2019, the number grew 44 percent. One study by Owl Labs, found that 56 percent of global companies already allowed their employees to work from home.
Now full time
The difference is that before covid, the 51 percent of employees who worked remotely mainly did so occasionally. In the Morphisec study, 45 percent said they worked at home just one day per week pre-pandemic. Just 24 percent said they did so twice per week, and 31 percent said they worked from home more than twice per week before the crisis.
