A Look at the Growing “Work From Home” Phenomenon
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/09/17/work-from-home-infographi/
Working from home is more prevalent and more widely accepted than ever. With 26.2 million teleworkers in the U.S. in 2010, the virtual workforce is expected to grow in coming years.
For starters, 56% of senior leaders and hiring managers at Fortune 500 companies believe that the workforce will steadily or greatly increase at their companies, according to a recent survey by WorkSimple.
The study findings outline the changing virtual workforce with a number of compelling stats and findings, as seen in the infographic below.
Have you noticed an increase in the number of employees at your workplace that work remotely? Let us know your story in the comments below.
This is the work from home revolution. In the 1800s we had the industrial revolution, where people went from working in their homes to working at factories. Now it has come full circle and people are looking to leave the office and begin working from home once again. Thanks to rapid technological advancement in communications working from home has become a major trend among the fortune 500. There are an estimated 26.2 Million people working remotely in the US and that number seems to be growing rapidly. -Lucas Lautman