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Play space. Working at home successfully
means crafting a personal space that inspires
you to do your best work—something many
people did over this past year.
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PART 3 Employees would like to work

New Priorities remotely…

Never
Fear, contemplation and technology 1-3 days per month

have converged to change where 1 day per week
people want to live, and what kind of 2 days per week

housing they prefer.
3 days per week
With the pandemic’s lingering impact on daily life came many 4 days per week
shifts in how people perceive and use their living spaces. Along
with this came the first signs of American climate migration—for 5 days per week
example, as homeowners fled the drought and wildfires of the
West, they moved east. Call it a quest for resilience: People want SOURCE: PWC U.S. REMOTE WORK SURVEY 2021
a life with less anxiety, a safe haven with more family time at
home, an easier cooking experience, more home office spaces.
Change has come, and it’s driving remodeling, relocation and dedicated office space. Now, that number is closer to 75 percent,
re-thinking of what “home” means. according to COGNITION Smart Data. A big reason for the new
in-home office space is necessity: studies from Pew Research,
SANCTUARY SPACE Gallup, Stanford University, the Census Bureau and others reveal
Home has become, more than ever, a sanctuary and a safe space, that at least 50 to 75 percent of the workforce began teleworking
changing the way people think about well-being, belonging, in 2020 due to the pandemic. About one-third want to continue
health, and peace of mind. telecommuting after they would normally go back to the office.
Pre-COVID-19, only about 10 to 15 percent of homes had a “People who plan to work from home want more than just a

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