Why Remote Work is Inevitable

Any company that doesn’t offer the same remote work flexibility as its biggest competitors will perish.

People Want It

9 in 10 people desire some form of remote work.

“What’s more, 27% of workers say that the ability to work from home is so important to them that they are willing to take a 10% to 20% pay cut to work remotely. And, 81% say they would be more loyal to their employer if they had flexible work options.”

Companies who doesn’t let their teams work remote as much as they want will lose them to competitors.

The same way eCommerce disrupted traditional commerce and destroy companies that refused to embrace it, remote work will destroy office-first companies. Amazon started selling books before expanding to all kinds of products. Remote work started with tech and is now expanding to other industries.

Covid enforced work from home but it has not been a normal remote work. Lockdowns, homeschooling, a global pandemic put a lot of restrictions that prevented most people experiencing all the benefits of remote working. Remote working doesn’t mean working from home, it means work from anywhere.

Some people didn’t like the remote experience. Most of them were exposed to incredibly difficult conditions they’ll find difficult to…