According to a survey by the online platform, 35% of Romanian employees can choose to work from home one day a month and 13% work exclusively from home, while 86% of respondents said they wished they had the option of working remotely.
The reasons why employees wish to work remotely are better time management (60% of respondents), eliminating time lost in traffic (55%), increased personal comfort, lower costs on transport and lunch, increased productivity and less stress due to office conflicts. 32.4% said working from home would allow them to spend more time with their families.
“For employees, this is an opportunity they have wanted for a longer time, and for employers it translates into considerable savings. The trend is apparent on ejobs.ro, where there are currently more than 1,000 remote working job offers, more than in the same period last year. The number of applicants seeking jobs allowing remote working is also on the rise,” said Badea.
Moreover, 48% of respondents said their productivity increased since working from home.
There are, however, employees that prefer working at the office, saying they end up working more at home (33.2%), they feel lonely or estranged (20%), can’t manage to draw a clear line between personal time and working time (27%) or have difficulty in communicating with coworkers or managers (15%).