Millions of employees of the nations largest tech firms have been working remotely since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, but 68% of them report feeling more burned out at home than they ever did while working in the office.<\/p>\n
According to a survey of more than 2,500 employees of more than 30 of the largest U.S. tech firms, 67% report working more hours while at home, while the vast majority are unable to make time for activities that help avoid burnout, like exercise, hobbies, dining out or taking vacations.<\/p>\n
Employees at PayPal (90%), Facebook (81%) and Google (79%) reported feeling more burned out since the pandemic began. Only two companies employees reported feeling less burned out during the pandemic: JPMorgan Chase (47%) and Wayfair (42%).<\/p>\n
Employees at every company surveyed reported working as much or more since the pandemic began. Among the largest tech companies, employees at Walmart (81%), PayPal (80%), Expedia (79%), Intel (78%), Oracle (76%), Apple (73%) and Microsoft (70%) reported working more hours.<\/p>\n
Employees were almost equally split51% to 49%on whether employers were understanding of mental health needs during the pandemic.<\/p>\n
The survey of 2,574 employees was conducted by the professional network Blind between Oct. 1 and Oct. 6.<\/p>\n
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