Workers prefer flexibility as companies roll out return-to-office mandates
Nearly a quarter of workers say their companies rolled out a return-to-office mandate in the past year, despite a preference for remote, hybrid work.
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Remote jobs have become more typical since the COVID-19 pandemic. Assuming it stays that way, is Georgia prepared for this new platform for work?
Apryse, a software company, recently released a study ranking the best and worst states for remote workers. They evaluated states based on standard download speeds, mobile download speeds, co-working space availability, work-from-home rates, wages, and cybercrime rates. The methodology also included quality of life factors like cost of living, crime rates, noise pollution, access to parks, and average temperatures.
Each factor was given an index from 0 to 100, and later a weight relative to that factor’s relevance to the study. The scores for each factor were summed to produce the final score and ranking.
Georgia ranked No. 19 overall. Here were some of the state’s high marks:
Here were some of the low points:
Here are the states with the top 5 overall scores from highest to lowest:
Here are the states with the worst 5 overall scores from lowest to highest:
Miguel Legoas is a Deep South Connect Team Reporter for Gannett/USA Today. Find him on X and Instagram @miguelegoas and email at mlegoas@gannett.com.
