25% of remote workers say their social skills have declined while working from home: survey

A shocking 25% of remote workers say their social skills declined since going fully remote, with millennials being the most susceptible to the harms of telecommuting, a ResumeBuilder.com survey of 1,000 US workers found.

“Some employees struggle to adapt to a fully remote work environment,” said Resume Builder’s Chief Career Advisor Stacie Haller. “This issue is particularly pronounced among those who began their careers in traditional office settings.”

Beyond crippling employees’ mental and social health, the out-of-office set-up is a career killer for some.

An analysis of 2 million white-collar workers by Live Data Technologies found full-time remote workers were 35% more likely to be canned and 31% less likely to get a promotion in 2023, compared with their in-office colleagues.

The Resume Builder survey found just four in 10 would like to be in the office a least once a week, with a mere 4% gunning to commute in all five work days.

Working outside of the office, however, has a positive impact for some, with about 38% reporting their mental health improved and 46% claiming it remained the same.

“You never know what’s going through your boss’ mind,” Steven Lowell, a Staten Island career coach and recruiter, told The Post. “You cannot walk into a room and see the look on your boss’ face when discussing a performance review.”

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