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How Working From Home Effects Productivity

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world in the year 2020. Due to this, many businesses had to shift into remote working environments. Before the pandemic, it was uncommon to have remote positions; therefore, when the shutdown happened, it caused many people to be forced into remote working environments that they were unfamiliar with. While reviewing secondary literature, we found that many studies showed adverse effects on productivity during the beginning of the pandemic and seemed to be biased. This study aims to understand how productivity is affected by working in a remote environment since gaining popularity after the pandemic. Using a quantitative survey methodology sampling people who worked remotely during and after the pandemic, we examine the correlation between productivity and employee work environments based on factors such as job satisfaction, home workspace, and how much time people spend on leisure activities. We expect the amount of productivity to be related to how long someone works and quality of work environment. We also hope to find relationships between work flexibility and productivity, including how much productivity increases or decreases. Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analysis. Although data collection is still underway, this study's results can inform business practices worldwide and allow us to understand the factors that affectproductivity in a remote environment today. Using the data, we can advise businesses on the best way to lead their remote workers to the most efficiency at home.