What’s the ideal amount of time the average US worker should be required to spend at the office (in jobs where WFH is doable)?

0 or 1 day/week (31%) – "I work at a company that has been fully remote since they were founded fifteen years ago. I started at the company about a year ago. The employees are incredibly happy, do great work consistently and have the best work/life balance I've ever experienced. In fields where work from home is possible, it's by far the best way I've experienced to increase productivity and morale."

• "My entire job can be done at home and was during COVID. Then I was required to return to the office full time until they created a hybrid policy. But my job still can be done entirely from home and I am way more productive at home. In the office, there are too many distractions."

"Unless companies see worker productivity declining or need to justify use/cost of brick and mortal buildings, they shouldn’t disrupt worker’s preferences. I work from home. It was the reason that I left my last job to take this one and as a working mom, it gives me the work/life balance, I have long needed."

2 days/week (23%) – "Some office time is important to connect and build relationships with coworkers. Collaboration and culture are much easier to foster in person. That said, getting deep work done at the office can sometimes be impossible with the constant interruptions."

• "I think in person meetings are more productive & “next steps” can be more quickly executed. Have important meetings to get motivation started on Monday & follow up Fridays. Teams meetings often feel like the agenda falls away at some point. It is less difficult to have someone jump in with a personal long story in person unless at the water cooler. Making human connection & knowing coworkers is important."

3 days/week (24%) – "This is a lot more nuanced than a straight across the board answer. The role and responsibilities really dictate the need here. As a remote executive, I personally see the value of in office time along with where the impacts from my teams maybe need reconsideration. The closer to entry level the role, the more important this seems to be. It also requires very strong management oversight, otherwise a weak manager allows for a week performing team."

• "For any role that isn't purely an individual contributor effort collaboration is an essential component of success. That means collaborating with all levels (peers, management above and below, as well as customers). The other aspect that people want to ignore when talking about WFH versus in-office is that career growth is as much about inter-personal skills and relationships as it is technical competency and delivery. People who are only ever a face on a screen are inherently at a disadvantage for promotion and growth opportunities compared to someone that is physically present and engaging with staff."

4 days/week (12%) – "This is a very subjective question and truly depends upon the profession, as a classroom teacher I had no choice but to return full-time to the office (school), but some companies have many regions in many time-zones and this makes in office work redundant, but other jobs may benefit from having an easier collaborative role. I selected 4 days/week as there is some evidence that businesses surrounding these offices a financial benefit to the return to work, but many transit systems across North America are ill prepared for the increase usage. There is no ideal, there are many variables to take into account."

Full-time at the office (10%) – "Too many distractions when working from home reduces work efficiency. The major downside to working in an office is the commute time and stress of the commute. But people working from home face some of the same problems of working in an office, that being, getting to work on time. Working in an office gives people the opportunity for personal interaction and socialization that they don't get from working at home, something essential to being able to 'close the deal' or get work done."