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Almost half (45%) of workers feel more productive when working from home – great news for any business owners who\u2019ve had to turn to a remote workforce during lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not all good news though, as just over a third (34%) felt they were more productive in the office, while 21% report there\u2019s been no change in their productivity levels, according to a survey and report from SellCell, the online tech selling platform.<\/span><\/p>\n

The study took the views of more than 200,000 US telecommuters aged between 23 and 60, 49% of which were male and 51% female.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although a sizeable amount of workers felt being at home hindered their productivity, the big takeaway for any business owners considering offering employees the opportunity to work from home post-lockdown has to be that two-thirds (66%) either felt it improved their productivity or had no negative effects on it.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s troubling telecommuters most?<\/span><\/h2>\n

To help get a handle of what\u2019s affecting productivity, the report also looked at the things that are troubling telecommuters the most, and putting them off doing their work. Here\u2019s what we learned:<\/span><\/p>\n

Social media is an issue<\/span><\/h3>\n

More than half (54%)m of workers admit to scrolling through social media<\/a> during working hours, so it\u2019s hardly surprising that social media is the number one distraction for people working from home. Almost two-thirds (62%) citing it as the main hindrance to their productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Loneliness is also an issue<\/span><\/h3>\n

A lack of social interaction was cited as the worst thing about working from home by more than half (56%) of respondents. This doesn\u2019t appear to be the case for the one-in-five (20%) who admit to making love to their partners while on work time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Home is where the bad habits are<\/span><\/h3>\n

It seems being at home also breeds some bad habits, such as poor eating habits (33%) and a loss of self-discipline (26%) – this could explain why more than a third (39%) admits to drinking more after work than they did before lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nearly half complain that they struggle to make the distinction between home and work life (44%) while almost a fifth (18%) admit to working longer hours<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

And because face-to-face meetings are pretty much a thing of the past, almost half (48%) have stopped taking a morning shower, while two-thirds (66%) prefer staying in pajamas over getting dressed for work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Working at home also has had adverse impacts on the daily routine of employees, including changes in sleep patterns (63%) and exercise routine (76%).<\/span><\/p>\n

For the full breakdown of results, visit <\/span>https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/survey-eight-in-10-remote-workers-admit-to-slacking-off-at-work\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How a conference call can help telecommuters<\/span><\/h2>\n

The post-lockdown world will be one of social distancing, which means that there\u2019s a good chance you won\u2019t be able to have everyone in the office all at once. And that\u2019s where ConferenceCall.co.uk<\/a> can help.<\/span><\/p>\n

You only need a landline or smartphone to use our conference call service – no risk of your conversation lagging, freezing or dropping out completely – and it allows for a conversation between up to 100 participants on any one call, from anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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