A new survey shows that 38% of people who work from home during the outbreak in the United States admit that they often work in bed. More than 2/3 admitted to working in bed during the outbreak.
By industry, 72% of accountants, 73% of engineers and 80% of real estate workers admit to having worked in bed.
But this is not to say that working from home is more comfortable than working in an office, and the survey also shows that for many people, the lifestyle of working from home is not as comfortable as it sounds.
Although 91% of telecommuters said they had worked hard to improve their home office environment, and 90% spent money on it (the average upgrade cost was $282), only 32% said. They work in a "suitable" home office environment, and 71% say they are "improvising" their workspaces.
Replacing desks and swivel chairs with mattresses and a few fluffy pillows is just one of many temporary home office solutions used by teleworkers. According to the survey, 45% of telecommuters admit to working regularly on the couch, 20% often work outdoors, and 19% are weird, saying they often work in the closet.
Working in bed or on a sofa sounds comfortable, but respondents say this is not the case. Eighty-one percent of telecommuters said their home office settings cause pain and discomfort every week, while 50 percent said they were so painful that they would rather work in the office than work from home.