by Does working from home work? .[embedded content] The frequency of WFH [working from home] has been rising rapidly … We report the results of the first randomized experiment on working from home, run in a 16,000- employee, NASDAQ-listed Chinese firm … We found a highly significant 13% increase in employee performance from WFH, of which about 9% was from employees working more minutes of their shift period (fewer breaks and sick days) and about 4% from higher performance per minute … Home workers also reported substantially higher work satisfaction and psychological attitude scores, and their job attrition rates fell by over 50%. Furthermore, when the experiment ended and workers were allowed to choose whether to work at home or in the office, selection
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Does working from home work?
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The frequency of WFH [working from home] has been rising rapidly … We report the results of the first randomized experiment on working from home, run in a 16,000- employee, NASDAQ-listed Chinese firm … We found a highly significant 13% increase in employee performance from WFH, of which about 9% was from employees working more minutes of their shift period (fewer breaks and sick days) and about 4% from higher performance per minute … Home workers also reported substantially higher work satisfaction and psychological attitude scores, and their job attrition rates fell by over 50%. Furthermore, when the experiment ended and workers were allowed to choose whether to work at home or in the office, selection effects almost doubled the gains in performance.