Survey: More than half of people who plan to look for a new job want one that’s fully remote
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Staffing agency Robert Half surveyed 2,800 workers — 100 in each of 28 markets, including Boston — from March 26 to April 15 and found that 30% of Boston workers plan to look for a new role in the next several months.
“Overall, it is not surprising that there are a lot of workers who are looking to move,” said Kevin Lang, a Boston University professor of economics. “Many people have had to settle for jobs they would not have taken previously or delayed searching for a new job because it was not a good time to look.”
The top reasons for looking for a new job were to obtain a salary boost and to have greater opportunities for career advancement, said Josh Drew, regional vice president for Robert Half Technology and the Creative Group. And 53% of those surveyed said they want a fully remote job, many having worked remotely over the last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“It saves time, people can be more productive, and it’s been demonstrated now that it does work,” said Michael Klein, a professor of economics at the Fletcher School at Tufts University.