Moreover, the Bureau of Labor Statistics identified that only 19% of African American and 16% of Hispanics would be able to work from home based upon their job functions. This discrepancy may very well be due to the occupational segregation that unfortunately still exists within the U.S.
Candidates who self-identified as Black/African American or Hispanic/Latino were an astonishing 145% more likely to feel concerned about finding a remote job compared to White or Asian candidates. While this is a gloomy value for the previously bright eyed graduates, what makes the data even more alarming is factoring in participants' demographic. Remote work could further the racial divide.Ī survey conducted by WayUp found that only 10% of new college graduates believe it will be possible for them to find a remote job or internship. Here are four probable shifts we’ll start seeing in the workplace as we eventually step into the post Covid-19 world.ġ. For this reason, Covid-19 has really only expedited what was already on the horizon. This employee demand pushed remote work to grow 44% since 2015. In fact, a recent study by Modern Fertility and SoFi found that 3 out of 5 respondents delayed starting a family for the sake of reaching a certain career level they felt comfortable with. Women in the workforce are delaying having children, largely due to their jobs lack of flexibility and financial implications. This lack of job flexibility has also impacted when families get started. Employees were pushing for their freedom, with 80% of US workers reporting they would turn a job down if it didn’t offer flexible working arrangements. This style of work is not a long standing phenomenon, and before Covid-19, it was already on its way out of style. Office spaces as we know them have really only existed since the 1930’s, with the birth of the cubicle occurring in the 1980’s. But, now we are all left to wonder, what will replace it?īefore we go any further into the future, let's get some context around the past we are so abruptly changing. It’s safe to say that the traditional definition of office life has been put to rest.
Over 16 million US workers have transitioned to working from home, a new category of careers has been born under the title “ essential workers,” and the average American has now begun to stream online content for 8 hours or more each day.