Survey: Overwhelming Majority of Employees Say Companies Should Compensate for WFH Related Expenditures

To increase workplace happiness, 64% of employees prefer a hybrid work model, according to survey by Blind and TravelBank

Nine months into the pandemic, 64% of employees prefer a hybrid work model and 28% would prefer to stay fully remote, according to a survey by anonymous professional network Blind and travel and expense management platform TravelBank.

Blind joined forces with TravelBank to get a better understanding of how companies were supporting their employees during working from home. Questions in the survey included: 

“Can employees expense lunch?” 

“What about gym memberships?” 

“What about the internet bill?” 

“What about my office setup?” 

Findings  

• 60% of employees think expense policies for remote and in-person employees should be the same. 
• 76% of professionals think it is okay for companies to offer different work perks (lunch, gym memberships) for in-person employees. 
• 3/4 of employees believe companies should comp remote employees for expenses such as electricity and internet services.

Many of the survey respondents were employed at tech companies, with representation highest from the following organizations: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Facebook, Dropbox, Intuit, and Uber. A majority of respondents from Cisco, Facebook, Google, and Dropbox felt their companies should compensate them for items like electricity and internet services.

Methodology

The survey of 5,100 full-time workers was conducted on Blind’s platform from November 11 -December 14th, 2020. Companies mentioned in this press release were not involved in the survey or this release. Interested in learning more about our joint study? Read our first part of the series here!