Study: Teleworkers More Satisfied Than Office Schlubs

Working remotely generates stress, a new study reports, but it alleviates much, much more, resulting in higher job satisfaction.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University examined the advantages and disadvantages of both working environments and found that people who work from home at least three days a week are much more satisfied with their jobs, primarily because teleworking allows more work-life flexibility. Teleworkers are also “shielded from much of the distracting and stressful aspects of the workplace, such as office politics, interruptions, constant meetings and information overload.”

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