The COVID-19 pandemic has raged on now for several months with the majority of employees having shifted to working from home. Even with cases rising in some parts of the country, many business leaders are starting to think about bringing employees back to the office. The “when” will likely be decided by a combination of human resources and the CEO but the “how” will fall on the squarely on the already overworked shoulders of the CIO as technology will make a return to the workplace safe and possible.
Businesses will be aggressive
To get a better understanding of the timeline, my research firm, ZK Research, recently ran a Work From Home Survey and asked the respondents, “After the stay at home orders are lifted, when will a critical mass of office workers be back in the physical office?” The results showed that most businesses will be aggressive although return will not be immediate. Only 7% said most workers would return to the office within 30 days, while 20% were planning for 1-2 months and another 35% said it would be 3-4 months. That’s 62% of companies planning to bring back a critical mass of workers back into offices in four months or less.
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