The debate over returning to the office vs working remotely (whether that be home or anywhere else) has caused lively discussions over the past several years. Many companies have called for the full return of employees to the office while others have maintained hybrid or fully remote options. Both authors have transitioned from full-time in-office jobs to full or partial remote work and have found a balance that suits their individual styles. What about you?  How has your workplace situation changed and where do you stand in the debate?

A growing body of research from the Working from Home Research Project and the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes has received significant media interest. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Brookings Institute have also published data on trends and preferences for remote work.

In this paper, we highlight the use of Multiple File Import, Workflow Builder, Graph Builder and JMP Live (including new features in JMP 18) to prepare, segment, visualize, and share the survey data. We also conduct our own informal survey in the JMP Community to show how the Community’s remote work trends and preferences compare to the larger public data sets.