Other highlights from "The Remote Work Report" by Zapier:

Nearly all U.S. knowledge workers want to work remotely. Seventy-four percent said they would be willing to quit their job to work at home, and more than 1 in 4 said they already have quit a job because the company did not offer flexible or remote work options.
The top 10 reasons people want to work remotely extends beyond just work-life balance. Nearly 1 in 4 people want to work remotely because it is more environmentally sustainable and almost 1 in 5 said it is because they want to spend more time with their pets.
Many employees (42%) believe they gain productivity working from home, while just under a third (32%) feel an office setting make them more productive.
Women value working from home more, but are less likely to have the option. Women more likely than men consider working remotely a preferable perk offered by an employer (62% vs. 53%). Yet, despite this, there are significant gender disparities for work from home options. Forty percent of female employees said they do not work remotely because their company does not allow it compared to just 25% of men.
Three in five knowledge workers (60%) said they are able to work remotely, either full-time (27%) or part-time (34%). However, 31% of knowledge workers said their companies do not allow working from home at all.
A majority of workers believe the traditional workplace will be obsolete within the next decade, with most positions done remotely. Roughly 2 in 3 knowledge workers (66%) believe the traditional office setting will be obsolete for most roles by 2030.
While co-working spaces have become popular in recent years, only about one in 10 (11%) said they are most productive in this environment.

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