There appear to be a few theories for this change in heart about remote work employers allow people to work remotely without giving them the appropriate training or resources to do so productively. Supervisorswho have not mastered how to properly manage and monitor remote workers find it easier to handle someone face-to-face. Or, workers do not want to do remote work, but they are stuck doing it because they can’t afford to find another job.
Regardless of the reason, it is clear that the number of workers who are doing remote work is increasing. According to a study from Gallup, there will be more than 100 million workers who do remote work by 2020.
Remote Work is Increasing
The number of workers who are doing remote work is increasing.
A 2016 Gallup study found that 10% of American workers are doing remote work. This means that there were approximately 42.5 million workers who were doing remote