(The Hill) – Remote employees are the most likely to be engaged at work but are less likely to be thriving at it, according to a survey published Thursday.
Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report found that 31% of remote workers were engaged at work, marking 8 points higher than those in a hybrid or on-site non-remote-capable setting, at 23%. Less than 2 in 10 of those who are only able to work on-site said they have been engaged at work.
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Despite registering higher engagement, remote workers were not as likely to be thriving, 36%, compared to those on-site remote-capable employees and hybrid workers at 42% each. About 30% of workers who are only able to work on-site said they are thriving, the report found.
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Those employees working in a fully remote setting were more likely to feel sadness, loneliness and anger compared to on-site or hybrid workers. Hybrid and remote workers reported about the same amount of stress levels, 45%, but they reported about 7 points higher than those who work on-site.
The report tracks how employees around the world are doing in their lives and work.
A majority — 57% — of fully remote workers worldwide were actively searching or passively looking for new job opportunities. The figure is 10 points lower, 47%, among those fully remote employees who are engaged, according to the report.
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Just less than 4 in 10 fully remote employees who are both thriving and engaged said they are searching for new jobs while on the clock.
A poll from YouGov that came out last month found that most Americans, 62%, said they believe their job is meaningful to society.
Gallup surveyed 227,347 workers around the world from April to December last year.
