Is Working From Home More Productive? Workers Say Yes, Bosses Say No.

I hear people all the time who have the desire to get out of the office and work from home. With all the technology we have now, most people probably could work from home. The question is, would your boss be able to rely on you to actually work? According to a new study out there are some agreements and disagreements when it comes to working from home.

Employees and employers are in agreement about working from home.  According to a new survey, bosses and their workers both desire the ability to work from home, but they are divided on how productive they are when doing so. That's because while 55 percent of workers surveyed felt they were more productive when working from home, only a quarter of bosses agreed with that sentiment.

 

Despite their reservations, 42 percent of bosses approve of the move to a more mobile work force, according to Microsoft Canada's Flexible Workspaces survey, which polled 1,249 Canadian bosses and workers.

When asked why they end up working from home, 48 percent said they did so to finish work they couldn't complete at the office.  Another 44 percent said they had fewer distractions at home. Just over one-third of employees (35 percent) felt that they were more productive at home and the same number felt they had a better work-life balance working from home.