{"id":7611,"date":"2020-12-24T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/?p=7611"},"modified":"2024-07-04T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T08:52:37","slug":"work-from-home-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/work-from-home-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-From-Home Trends | What Will Happen in 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more unpredictable our lives feel, the more interested we become in obtaining certainty about the future. It\u2019s only natural. And after a year like 2020, we\u2019re all eager to know what comes next. Case in point: I can\u2019t tell you how many times this year I Googled \u201cwhen will the pandemic end?\u201d (Spoiler alert: No one knows for sure.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While no one can promise you what will happen in 2021, using data, my personal experience as a remote worker, and news stories, I\u2019m going to do my best to identify the work-from-home trends you can reasonably expect to see this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Temporary work-from-home policies will become permanent.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This one should come as no surprise because we\u2019ve already seen this trend take hold this year. In March, when the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2020-03-19-gartner-hr-survey-reveals-88--of-organizations-have-e\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">88% of employers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were forced or encouraged to go remote for what they thought would be a temporary stent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as the pandemic continued into May, June, and July, several companies began to announce that they\u2019d allow their employees to continue to work from home indefinitely. Twitter CEO <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/twitter-employees-can-work-home-forever-ceo-says-n1205346\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jack Dorsey made headlines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in May when he said Twitter employees could work from home forever if they wanted. Soon after, other major companies followed suit, allowing employees to work from home (at least partially) for an indefinite period, including Zillow, Hitachi, and Slack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would businesses do away with or drastically decrease office space permanently? A few reasons:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Workers remain productive even when working from home.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercer.com\/our-thinking\/career\/the-new-shape-of-work-covid-19\/how-flexible-does-flexible-working-need-to-be-to-achieve-productivity.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">global COVID-19 survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Mercer, 90% of organizations surveyed said that productivity has stayed the same or increased compared to what it was before the pandemic, even when they let their employees work from home.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even before the pandemic, some research suggested that remote work increased productivity versus in-office work. The supporting research that is often cited is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/faculty-research\/working-papers\/does-working-home-work-evidence-chinese-experiment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this 2013 Stanford study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Nicholas Bloom and colleagues. In the experiment, working from home led to a 13% boost in productivity in participants at a call center.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Employees want it. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Buffer&#8217;s 2020 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.buffer.com\/state-of-remote-work-2020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State of Remote Work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report, when asked, &#8220;Would you like to work remotely, at least some of the time, for the rest of your career?&#8221; 98% of respondents said yes. This data was collected in November 2019, so it\u2019s unclear whether those same respondents might change their minds after a year of forced remote work.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>It saves money for both employers and employees. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cutting out office rent, commuting, and business clothes can do a lot for the budgets of both companies and workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As this pandemic continues, I imagine we\u2019ll see more and more businesses go remote for good. In a June 2020 survey conducted by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/press.spglobal.com\/2020-06-18-COVID-19-Shakes-Up-the-Future-of-Work\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">451 Research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 67% of respondents said they expect their work-from-home policies to become permanent or at least last for the long-term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, a June 2020 survey by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekunggroup.com\/blog\/2020\/6\/2\/majority-of-startups-consider-downsizing-offices-survey-finds#:~:text=A%20survey%20of%20more%20than,by%20San%20Francisco%2Dbased%20leadership\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kung Group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that about 71% of the more than 500 founders surveyed said they&#8217;d continue to allow employees to work from home after their office reopens.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. We\u2019ll start to see more remote\/in-person hybrid office models.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, I just listed the many benefits of working from home, but I\u2019d be remiss to gloss over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/tired-of-working-from-home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the disadvantages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are just some of the things remote workers miss about office life:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Their commute. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In November 2020, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/career-advice\/career-development\/covid-19-what-people-miss-most-about-office-work\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indeed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published results of a survey in which they found that 50% of remote workers miss their commute.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Their coworkers. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, everyone loves to complain about coworkers, but it turns out we really miss them when they\u2019re gone. Indeed\u2019s survey found that 45% of respondents miss in-person meetings with coworkers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The clear demarcation between personal and work life. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re working from home, your workspace is the same space where you raise your kids, relax, and eat. With everything intermingling, it can be tough to get in the zone when it\u2019s time to work, and wind down when it\u2019s time to relax.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of this, I think that when it becomes safe to do so, more companies will have a hybrid model where they keep some office space while also allowing employees to work remotely when they choose. That way, workers can have a healthy balance between the things they love about office life and the things they love about working from home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Coworking spaces will see a boom.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coworking spaces across the globe took a hard hit in 2020, with its market declining in 2020 compared to 2019 because of closures. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20200611005411\/en\/Impact-of-COVID-19-on-the-Global-Coworking-Spaces-Market-2020-2030---ResearchAndMarkets.com#:~:text=The%20global%20coworking%20spaces%20market%20is%20expected%20to%20decline%20from,CAGR\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Wire<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201cThe global coworking spaces market is expected to decline from $9.27 billion in 2019 and to $8.24 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -12.9%.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I think the coworking space market will bounce back after the pandemic. As we saw above, people <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">miss<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> some aspects of being in an office. I expect that the patrons who frequented <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/all-about-coworking-spaces\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coworking spaces<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before will return, and I expect even more new customers, turned off by the extreme isolation they endured in 2020, will flock to coworking spaces too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. We\u2019ll see a more mobile workforce.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re working from home, why not work from anywhere? That\u2019s the mentality many employees took on this year, finding newfound freedom in their company\u2019s shift to remote work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One place where this is evident is Silicon Valley. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymove.com\/moving\/covid-19\/coronavirus-moving-trends\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MYMOVE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which pulled data from the USPS, San Francisco ranks among the top five cities that lost the most movers during this pandemic\u2014with 27,187 people leaving the city this year (compared to just 9,683 in 2019).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s not just employees\u2014it\u2019s employers too. Several major companies are fleeing to less-pricey locales. In a high-profile move, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/12\/13\/tech\/silicon-valley-moving-to-austin-miami\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elon Musk relocated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from California (a state with some of the highest taxes in the U.S.) to Texas (a state with no income tax). His company, Tesla, is also building a new facility in Austin. And other Bay Area companies are making moves, too: Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Oracle are relocating their headquarters from California to Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Some companies will decrease salaries for remote employees who move to a cheaper location.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If newly remote employees decide they want to take advantage of cheaper locations, companies will soon want to take advantage of it too\u2014by lowering their salaries. Many tech companies in the San Francisco Bay Area have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tech-companies-cutting-salaries-outside-bay-area-twitter-facebook-vmware-2020-9#:~:text=Software%20firm%20VMware%20will%20start,city%20like%20Denver%2C%20Bloomberg%20reports.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">already reportedly started doing this<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location has long been a factor in determining a salary. But now, as more people are working for a company <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regardless<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of their location, is it fair for companies to adjust accordingly?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, if a remote employee moves to a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more expensive<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> location, do they then get a pay raise? Time will tell how this work-from-home trend will play out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. More stay-at-home moms and dads will enter the workforce.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This prediction is a little more shakey than the others because I could see it going both ways. Working from home during this pandemic has been extremely challenging for parents, especially when schools were closed and moms and dads were expected by their boss to be productive and by their kids\u2019 schools to help homeschool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women, in particular, bore much of the burden. In June 2020, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/business-functions\/organization\/our-insights\/covid-19-and-the-employee-experience-how-leaders-can-seize-the-moment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McKinsey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surveyed more than 800 employees in the U.S. and found that fathers working from home report a much more positive experience than mothers. For example, 70.5% of work-from-home dads surveyed reported positive well-being, compared to just 41% of work-from-home moms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aei.org\/research-products\/report\/the-parents-are-not-all-right-the-experiences-of-parenting-during-a-pandemic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEI COVID-19 and American Life Survey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (conducted from May to June 2020) found that moms are more likely to feel frustrated, depressed, or lonely during this pandemic. While 35% of dads said they felt depressed at least a few times a week, 51% of mothers said the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite these incredible challenges, my thinking here is that for people who were already full-time stay-at-home parents <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the pandemic, when schools reopen for in-person learning, a newly remote-friendly work world means these parents will be interested in employment. Because if they can work from home, they can spend more time with their kids than they\u2019d be able to in a traditional office job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could easily swing in the other direction, though: We might see more working parents become stay-at-home moms and dads. Burdened by the demands of both employers and schools, they might have to. In the November 2020 Indeed survey, 42% of parents who had to transition to remote work said they may need to quit their job to take care of children at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Employers will be more accommodating to parents.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If governments enact more school and daycare closures in 2021, then the burden on already-exhausted parents will get heavier. Because of this, employers may become more accommodating to parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What might this look like?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Less strict rules regarding video meetings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. People working remotely with kids at home struggle to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">find a quiet space to take calls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Employers should be mindful of when they schedule video calls and be more accepting of the fact that, yes, sometimes a toddler might decide to scream at an inopportune time or make an appearance in the background\u2014and that\u2019s okay.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Fewer and\/or shorter video meetings. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimizing the number of video calls that a parent needs to take while their kids are at home might be even better. If something can be communicated via email or phone call, employers should keep it to that.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Flexible work schedule. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allowing parents to complete work at the time that works best for their child-raising schedule will allow them to perform at their best.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Time off. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allowing and encouraging time off will be essential to parents\u2019 mental health as remote work and remote schooling continue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Employers will provide more mental health resources to remote employees.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even before the pandemic, remote workers continually reported loneliness as a top challenge. According to Buffer\u2019s 2020 State of Remote Work report (remember, the data for this was collected in November 2019), 20% of respondents said loneliness was their biggest struggle with working remotely. Buffer\u2019s report adds, though: \u201cWe don\u2019t think this implies that remote work <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">causes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loneliness. Remote workers feeling lonely is also an accurate reflection of a larger-scale societal struggle with loneliness.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That may be true, but I think the pandemic has amplified feelings of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/lonely-at-work\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loneliness<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014with stay-at-home orders, social distancing, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> working from home atop all of that. Also, symptoms of depression in American adults have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tripled<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since the pandemic began, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/us-cases-of-depression-have-tripled-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in the medical journal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JAMA Network Open<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in September 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of the extra stressors placed on employees this year, we\u2019re already seeing many employers offering mental health resources to their workforce. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/companies-offering-more-mental-health-benefits-amid-coronavirus-2020-4#starbucks-is-giving-employees-and-their-family-members-20-free-counseling-sessions-a-year-1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Insider<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Starbucks, Target, and Salesforce are among the companies providing extra mental health support to employees, such as access to meditation apps, online mental health resources, and free counseling sessions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As people continue to do their jobs remotely amid the stress of the pandemic, I hope and expect that more companies will lend support.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Remote workers will experience more computer-related overuse injuries.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a seasoned remote worker who\u2019s at her computer all day, I\u2019ve always had aches and pains related to it\u2014sore wrists and an aching back, for example. But this year, those pains have become intensified and prolonged. I still have shoulder pain that hasn\u2019t gone away despite exercising and stretching regularly and transitioning to a standing desk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/09\/04\/well\/live\/ergonomics-work-from-home-injuries.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the New York Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, chiropractors have reported a surge in work-from-home injuries as people type on their laptops in poor postural positions from bed or on the couch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s why I believe computer-related overuse injuries will continue to get worse as workforces persist in being remote into 2021:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Fewer opportunities and reminders to take a break. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an office environment, surrounded by coworkers, you have many reasons to get up and take a break from your computer. You might get up to walk over to a colleague and ask a question. When there\u2019s a meeting, you have to get up and go to a conference room, sit down, and look <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a presenter, instead of slouched over looking down at your laptop. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But when you\u2019re working from home and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of your meetings are virtual, you might not get up for hours. And it\u2019s not like there\u2019s a coworker around who will ask if you want to get lunch with them. You\u2019ll probably end up grabbing leftovers from the fridge and eating them as you look at your laptop.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Less ergonomic workspaces. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work-from-home setups are typically not as ergonomic as office ones\u2014no more cushy desk chairs or double monitors. You\u2019re often stuck hunched over your laptop at the dinner table.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Even our social hangouts are on our computers now. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-pandemic, after work, we could head to a bar for some drinks with friends. Now? We rely on Zoom pub quizzes and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/krisp.ai\/blog\/virtual-celebration-ideas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">virtual happy hours<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The result? Way more time spent at our computer with poor posture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. More remote workers will start side hustles.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the slew of layoffs caused by the pandemic and unemployment hitting a record high this year, many people began to work odd jobs and start side hustles. According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/opub\/ted\/2020\/unemployment-rate-rises-to-record-high-14-point-7-percent-in-april-2020.htm#:~:text=Unemployment%20rate%20rises%20to%20record%20high%2014.7%20percent%20in%20April%202020&amp;text=The%20unemployment%20rate%20in%20April,available%20back%20to%20January%201948).\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, unemployment skyrocketed to 14.7% in April\u2014the highest in the history of its data, which goes back to 1948. And while it fell to 6.7% in November, I think that every worker in 2020 has had a rude awakening of just unstable work can be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a survey commissioned by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dollarsprout.com\/side-hustle-statistics-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DollarSprout<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in May 2020, Pollfish found that more than 27% of Americans rely on side hustles to pay their bills. An October survey by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grow.acorns.com\/most-popular-side-hustles\/#:~:text=About%20a%20third%20of%20workers,Acorns%20of%202%2C000%20U.S.%20adults.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acorns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that about one-third of workers have a side hustle on top of their regular job, and an additional 19% are interested in starting one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because of this, I think more people, even those who are currently employed, will start side hustles as a sort of safety net if more layoffs happen in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work-From-Home Trends in 2021: Hope for the Future?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As 2020 draws to a close, do we dare to feel hopeful about the future? I do. As I wrote and researched this piece, I realized the vast majority of work-from-home trends for 2021 are positive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, there will be struggles, just like every year. But regardless of any or all of these trends play out as expected, here\u2019s what I learned from the work-from-home workforce this year: We are incredibly resilient.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The more unpredictable our lives feel, the more interested we become in obtaining certainty about the future. It\u2019s only natural. And after a year like 2020, we\u2019re all eager to know what comes next. 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