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19 Amazing Stats, Charts & Case Studies About

Working From Home

Employees who work from home are happier and more productive

Over the next few minutes, we will learn why

Some of the world’s best companies have embraced letting their employees work from home

We will also look at why

Let’s start with the research...

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“We found that people working from home completed 13.5% more calls than the staff in the office did”Read the full article here

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“ ...the company’s at-home employees didn’t just “measure up” to the on-site employees – they outperformed them”

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“Participants who worked from home also put in more hours and took fewer sick days”

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“Of those who spend any time working from home, half believe they are more productive there than in the office”

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“Employers get access to the best talent anywhere, they save money on expensive office space, and they get more productive workers”

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“These two staples of work life--meetings and managers--are actually the greatest causes of work not getting done at the office”

Let’s look at some companies, big and small, that have embraced

working from home

Still not convinced?...

Company Name:UNITEDHEALTH GROUP

Industry:SERVICES

Employees:10,000+

Structure:IN-OFFICE & WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:COMPANY IS WORTH $114B

Company Name:INVISION

Industry:SOFTWARE

Employees:60+

Structure:EVERYONE WORKS FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:$35M IN VENTURE CAPITAL RAISED

Company Name:GENERAL ELECTRIC

Industry:VARIOUS

Employees:10,000+

Structure:IN-OFFICE & WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:85% APPROVAL OF CEO(BY EMPLOYEES)

Company Name:ZAPIER

Industry:SOFTWARE

Employees:20+

Structure:EVERYONE WORKS FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:OVER 500,000 USERS

Company Name:TEACH FOR AMERICA

Industry:EDUCATION

Employees:5,000+

Structure:IN-OFFICE & WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:FOUNDED IN 1989

Company Name:AUTOMATTIC

Industry:SOFTWARE

Employees:250+

Structure:WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:CREATOR OF WORDPRESSBLOGGING SOFTWARE

Company Name:GITHUB

Industry:SOFTWARE

Employees:250+

Structure:IN-OFFICE & WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:COMPANY IS WORTH OVER $1B

Company Name:TREEHOUSE

Industry:EDUCATION

Employees:70+

Structure:IN-OFFICE & WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:$13M IN VENTURE CAPITAL RAISED

Company Name:AMAZON

Industry:VARIOUS

Employees:10,000+

Structure:IN-OFFICE & WORK FROM HOME

Notable Achievement:COMPANY IS WORTH OVER $200B

Regardless of size or industry, some of the world’s best

companies let their employees work from home

So what have we uncovered?

Chinese travel website Ctrip gave their call center staff the opportunity to work from home for 9 months

Team in officeTeam at home

CASE STUDY

13.5% more

productive when

working from

home

AVERAGE NUMBER OF WEEKLY CALLSANSWERED PER PERSON

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Based on the evidence, it’s worth seriously considering work-from-

home as an option for your employees

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