Remote workers like working from home, but throw some cash their way and they could mosey on back.
How much cash? A July survey of 3,000 full-time remote workers by Authority Hacker, which does affiliate marketing, found the average nationwide was a lump sum of no less than $12,188.
But in Virginia, the figure was slightly higher at $12,438. For Maryland, it was even higher at $14,836.
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In North Dakota, remote workers wanted the most at $28,176, while it would take just $5,626 for West Virginians to return. In California, the amount was $15,978.
Of those surveyed, 72 percent believed returning to the office would negatively impact their mental health.
The survey illustrates the challenges facing the business community after the pandemic, and as office buildings in some areas remain nearly empty.
“As businesses look to define their post-pandemic work structures, the preferences and concerns of employees will play a significant role in shaping the future of work,” said Mark Webster, co-founder of Authority Hacker. “Be it through monetary rewards, contributions to social causes or adopting a lasting hybrid work approach, companies must discover the balance that ensures both their operations and their workforce can thrive.”
President Biden on Friday called on Cabinet members to get more workers back in offices this fall, Axios reported.
“As we look towards the fall, and with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, your agencies will be implementing increases in the amount of in-person work for your team. This is a priority of the President — and I am looking to each of you to aggressively execute this shift in September and October,” White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients wrote in an email to Cabinet members.
The move, he wrote, would ensure the “in-person time we need to build a strong culture, trust, and interpersonal connections.”
Seventeen of 24 federal agencies use 25 percent or less of their building, a Government Accountability Office report found.
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