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The past two years of distributed work and
accelerated digital transformation have changed
work for the better. Namely, today's knowledge
workers benefit from unprecedented levels of
autonomy and flexibility. But at the same time,
workers who sit at a desk in a traditional office
setting are increasingly rare and currently account
for just 1 in every 5 employees around the world.
The other 80% of the global workforce is deskless,
traveling and operating in the field.
This workplace evolution impacts all of us, but much
of the discussion has been focused on desk-based
knowledge workers. So, we wanted to know: Have
deskless employees experienced the same gains as
desk-based workers or are divisions growing? And
what does this mean for employers?
Executive Summary
To answer these critical workplace questions,
Skedulo surveyed 500 deskless employees based
in the United States, as well as 500 desk-based
employees for comparison. We asked employees
about their job experiences, expectations and
thoughts about the current workplace evolution to
discover how changes in autonomy, flexibility and
technology impact deskless workers' satisfaction,
productivity and retention.
Read on to learn what the findings of our 2022
State of Deskless Work Report could mean for you
and your company.
