Tech Employees Unsatisfied With Returning To The Office

More tech professionals are expressing their discontent with their employer’s plans, or lack thereof, for remote working.

A new survey by anonymous professional network Blind finds that 66% of tech employees who were unsatisfied with their companies’ work from home policies want to leave their jobs.

The survey of 5,680 workers across major companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Amazon revealed just 6% were satisfied with their employers’ remote working policies.

However, Indeed, which provides permanent remote working options, saw 92% of their workers happy with this arrangement. This sentiment rang through all companies who were liberal in their WFH policies.

Despite the evident demand for more remote options, many companies are still trying to bring their employees back into the office this fall. 

For instance, Uber’s policy that requires employees to come into the office three days a week starting in September saw only 37% employee satisfaction and 42% wanting to leave the ride-sharing firm.

“These results are a clear sign that [a] one-size-fits-all approach to the reopening of offices will turn away a significant portion of the employee base,” said Kyum Kim, co-founder and head of U.S. operations at Blind. “Many employees have discovered the convenience of working from home during the pandemic and want the freedom to choose how they work.”