Working from Home has Made Workday 48 Minutes Longer

If you’re working from home during the pandemic, chances are you’re working longer days, a new study suggests. According to a study by researchers at Harvard Business School and New York University published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the average workday has dragged on 48.5 minutes longer for people working at home.
– Employees working at home during the pandemic believe they need to perform even more since commute times are cut out, leading more workers to log on earlier than pre-COVID-19 days.
– Researchers found that the number of meetings people were joining via Zoom surged around 13 percent, though the meetings were shorter.
– Workers are also firing off 1.4 more emails each day to co-workers.

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