More than 80% of Russians working at home refused to return to the office

The majority of Russians surveyed (85%) who have been working from home for more than five years reported that they do not want to return to the office. This was found out by the analysts of "Contur.Tolka", who conducted a survey. "Izvestia" got acquainted with the results on November 19.

Experts noted that the working day of a remote employee differs from the day of an office worker at least the absence of a dress code. 82% of respondents specified that their company has no dress code for those who work from home, so the respondents do not bother to choose a jacket and shirt. The remaining 18% are obliged to comply with the dress code even when working remotely, but they do not always do it: they admitted that they wear only a top during online calls and meetings.

In addition, almost half of the respondents do not equip a full-fledged workplace at home, and work wherever they have to: on the sofa, in an armchair, in a co-working center, cafe or just move around the apartment during the day. Almost the same number of respondents (52%) prefer to work at a desk, another 11% have a whole office for themselves.

At the same time, sometimes the lack of dress code led to curious situations. 15% of respondents reported that they appeared in front of colleagues in home clothes at online meetings when they accidentally turned on the camera.

Russians who participated in the survey also said that they are interfering with their work at home: noise in the street (24%), neighbors (22%) and children (21%). And one in three had to interrupt the working day because of an incident with relatives. Despite this, 40% of respondents said that their productivity does not drop with this format of work. Every fourth admits that this indicator is higher at home than in the office. In addition, 55% are less nervous when working remotely.

"We're used to talking about changes in office corporate culture, but right now a new type is being born - a hybrid work culture. Employers and employees agree on a certain degree of freedom, such as a non-fixed start to the day, the ability to choose where to work depending on the task, to participate in a meeting face-to-face or connect online. Flexibility in the approach helps to be more efficient," - said the head of the project "Contur.Tolk" Pavel Skripnichenko.

Earlier, on October 29, it was reported that among employed Russians 37% of respondents positively perceive overtime if the employer pays extra for them. And only 11% of employees are willing to perform overtime tasks without compensation. This is evidenced by the survey conducted by the analytical center "Consol.Pro". Residents of Kazan (40%), Krasnoyarsk (39%), Chelyabinsk (38%) and St. Petersburg (36%) are the most likely to face overtime.