The results are in: Most marketers prefer remote work — but it’s not perfect

If you’re new to remote work or not quite settled, it can be shocking to realize that some people have been doing it for 20+ years. This is just another reason why there is a whole puzzle of opinions about working from home.

To put all those pieces together, we did some digging. Between a Pollfish survey and insights from our own Brafton marketers, we got the inside story on remote work from 136 people on the front lines.

Spoiler alert: Most people are big fans, but no one can deny a few bumps along the way.

Here’s a breakdown of our survey results and what marketers, leaders and entire businesses can learn from the consensus on remote work.

What do we love about working remotely?

Let’s start with the good news. Long story short, our respondents generally agreed that working remotely creates new opportunities and enriches aspects of the working world that they already enjoy. This is consistent with the results of nationwide surveys – one of which found this almost half of the respondents desired remote positions.

Here’s what our own research says:

Work life balance

76% of respondents noted that remote working improved their work-life balance. For context, Cambridge Dictionary defines work life...