{"id":35907,"date":"2020-11-10T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adpulp.wpengine.com\/?p=35907"},"modified":"2020-11-13T06:18:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:18:34","slug":"remote-workers-are-holdin-it-together-in-advertising-and-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adpulp.com\/remote-workers-are-holdin-it-together-in-advertising-and-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Workers Are Holdin’ It Together, In Advertising and Elsewhere"},"content":{"rendered":"

When was the last time that you spent time with your closest colleagues in person? For many of us, the answer is last March. For me personally, I work most closely with two people in Omaha, a.k.a. “Joemaha.”<\/a> I have not seen either of them in person in three or four years, which is a stretch too long. At the same time, we’ve worked remotely as a team since the aughts, so we got this.<\/p>\n

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Due to the disruption wrought by COVID-19, many communications pros and information workers are now getting a solid taste of remote work. For some, it’s a pleasure. For others, they can not wait to get back to the office. In both cases, they point to a real need\u2014socialization with colleagues and<\/em> private time to think and work.<\/p>\n

What 330 HR Execs Think About the Impact of Remote Work<\/h2>\n

A new survey conducted by The Conference Board in September queried more than 330 HR executives at primarily large US companies. The execs weighed in about remote work and hiring, productivity and well-being, workforce cost-reduction actions, and plans for returning to the workplace.<\/p>\n

The new findings reveal that after six months of adapting to the pandemic many organizations continue to expect taking cost-reduction actions including layoffs and restructurings. On the upside, many companies have been able to fully or partially reverse some of the cost-cutting measures taken at the beginning of the pandemic, specifically around reducing salaries and wages.<\/p>\n

Key findings from the new survey include:<\/h3>\n

Companies are now three times more willing to hire remote workers from anywhere in the US or the world.<\/p>\n