A majority of American workers, more than 61 per cent, are ready to take a pay cut to maintain remote-working status, according to a survey conducted by Goodhire. 

Nearshore Americas is reporting that around 25 per cent of respondents say that they would quit their job if they are forced back to the office.

Goodhire, which provides employee background check services to midsize firms reports that, “a huge majority of 85 per cent of Americans surveyed believe that their colleagues and other employees around the nation prefer working remotely rather than working from the company office”.

In the survey, some workers said they were willing to take up to a 50 per cent pay cut to avoid returning to the office. Remote-working is not new in the United States.

However, a large majority of workers in the services sector started working remotely when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020.

Nearshore Americas said the Goodhire survey confirms that Americans have fallen in love with remote-working and feel uncomfortable at the thought of going back to the office.

Based on the survey, 85 per cent of Americans prefer to apply for jobs that can be handled from their home.

Going forward, analysts say, companies that do not offer remote-working arrangements will have to offer an exorbitant salary to attract skilled and experienced talent.