CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A new survey suggests more than two-thirds of people in Illinois think going back to the office should be optional.
Seventy-two percent of people in Illinois say whether you go back to your traditional workplace should be up to you.
Compare that to results from Missouri, where 79 percent say going back to the office should be optional.
In Arkansas, only a quarter of those surveyed said going back should be optional.
The nationwide survey was conducted in August by a San Diego personal injury law firm.
Among its other results: 72 percent of respondents nationwide say they would turn a colleague in for not following COVID-19 protocol. See the full survey results HERE.
Nationally, a Korn-Ferry survey of 1,000 working professionals found that 20% of respondents said there was nothing they looked forward to about returning to the office.
And half of the workers in that study said they are fearful of going back due to health concerns. "The indifference and wariness is a reminder to corporate leaders that going back to whatever 'normal' work life was before the outbreak may be unrealistic or, worse, counterproductive," the study found. A dramatic change in the way we work post-pandemic was predicted by the authors.
