Full-time salaried employees between the ages of 20 and 24 are less likely to work fully remotely than other age groups, according to a new analysis from the payroll provider Gusto of more than 300,000 small and midsize businesses.
According to the analysis, these recent graduates are 27% less likely to work fully remotely than workers in their 30s.
In part, this may be due to seniority, the report said, as in “general, senior or tenured workers may get more remote work opportunities.” But the “magnitude of the difference suggests many college grads are choosing to start their careers in person.”
To give these new grads what they want from the office, company leaders need to maximize in-person time — and if falling engagement among younger workers is any indication, there’s a lot of room for improvement. Read more.