More than four in 10 workers feel “very” or “somewhat” lonely at work, according to a recent report from employee listening and manager effectiveness platform Perceptyx.
But remote work, which more than tripled in the wake of the pandemic from 2019 to 2021, isn’t necessarily the culprit.
In fact, research suggests that employees who have the opportunity to work remotely are more likely to feel happy and productive in their roles, and a Harvard study revealed that the jobs that people feel most unhappy in were also among the loneliest jobs.
Related: 3 Ways to Avoid the Loneliness of Working Remotely
Naturally, positions that call for a lot of independent work and little
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