Employees are accepting pay cuts to keep working from home. They shouldn’t | Tayo Bero

Working from home has made life easier for many people. But easier or more convenient working conditions shouldn't come at a cost to workers; they should simply be a part of good corporate practice

After months of remote work, many Americans are less than thrilled at the prospect of returning to the office. Despite the efforts of many employers and government officials to bring people back into the physical workplace, the last thing many employees who are at home want to do is start commuting again.

What is surprising, though, is just how much some workers are willing to surrender to their employers in order to keep the remote work arrangement going. A recent GoodHire study found that 61% of survey respondents would be willing to take a pay cut to maintain remote working status. Seventy percent of those surveyed also said that they would forfeit benefits like health insurance, paid time off and retirement accounts in order to keep working remotely.