In these uncertain times, working from home provides peace of mind. But before jumping to the conclusion that working from your couch rather than your cubicle will automatically make you like your job more, let's further disentangle the correlations between happiness and work.
By wide margins, full-time workers are more likely than part-time workers to report being very satisfied with their job , to be well-paid , to have good or excellent opportunities for career advancement , and to say their contributions are valued a lot by their colleagues .More than half of full-time workers have been able to work remotely in recent weeks, versus only 39% of part-time workers.
Factoring in whether someone has been working from home is a more complicated story. Among those making less than $50,000, remote workers are more likely than non-remote workers to say they're very satisfied with their job and that they have good or excellent career opportunities provided .