Depending on who you talk to about it, working from home is either absolute bliss or, frankly, hell on Earth.
I fall into the latter camp. Just because, personally, I find my productivity diminishes vastly when working from home. And somehow, the delivery drivers always have a habit of ringing my doorbell in the middle of calls. Then I get distracted by the household tasks that need doing – you know, the ones that don’t pay the bills.
But anyway, I digress.
Working from home simply isn’t everyone’s bag. But by the same token, there are plenty of people now who simply won’t take on a job that requires them to be in the office constantly.
Enter hybrid working.
Hybrid Working is the Most Popular Option
Enter hybrid working. A flexible arrangement that sees employees spend some time in the office and some time at home is the most popular single option when it comes to preferred places to work from. That’s according to recent work from home statistics from Boundless. As of 2023, it seems that:
- 27% of us want to work from home all the time
- Just 17% want to work exclusively from the office
- Just over 50% would rather have some form of hybrid working (split either half and half or weighted to more time in one location than the other)
And it makes sense, right? It’s the best of both worlds, allowing you the convenience that not commuting brings, but the collaboration and social benefits of being in an office environment.
Younger Employees Want Hybrid Working the Most
The fascinating study also found that the youngest employees in the UK are the ones most likely to choose hybrid working when given the choice.
62.45% of those aged 16 to 24 would prefer to work hybrid.
The figure drops slightly to 60.3% for those aged 25 to 34 and to 54.15% for those aged 35 to 44.
It drops to below half for the 44 to 54s and 55+ age groups.
But ultimately it’s those who have the longest time yet to work that are the keenest for the balance and flexibility that hybrid working brings.
So if you’re hiring young employees, is flexibility with location something you can really ignore?
It’s becoming less of a perk and more of an expectations. And I, for one, think that’s a great thing.
