Fascinating Facts About Telecommuters

Interesting story on habits of “remote workers” (telecommuters).

The growing trend towards home working is breeding a more productive and – certainly in terms of personal habits – a surprisingly more liberated workforce.

A survey of almost 1,000 remote and mobile workers worldwide by Insight Express and SonicWALL found:

Three-quarters of these telecommuting workers believe working remotely aids productivity and six out of 10 say their managers agree with them.
While four out of 10 respondents of both sexes said they wear casual sweats while working from home, 12 per cent of males and 7 per cent of females admitted that they sometimes work wearing nothing at all.

What’s more, cleanliness doesn’t appear to be high on the list of priorities for many telecommuters, either.

Fewer than half the women surveyed (44 per cent) said that they showered on work-at-home days, while only a third of men shaved every day and only one in three said they washed.
Four out of 10 women said that they regularly break off from work to do household tasks such as laundry, dishwashing or dusting, something that almost one in five men also claimed to do.
Telecommuting also provides an opportunity for eating and drink outside standard times, listening to music or watching TV
One in five said they sometimes sneaked in an afternoon nap.
Only one in 10 of those surveyed admitted to feelings of guilt about being away from the office.