调查：在家工作对环境的好处
调查：在家工作对环境的好处
For Earth Day, a global poll of 2,250 office workers discovered 77 percent believe working from home is one of the most effective ways to help the environment.
在“地球日”当天，一项针对2250名办公室职员的全球调查发现，77%的人认为在家办公是保护环境最有效的方式之一。
And one of the reasons for this is their commute: Over 75 percent of respondents say their commute to work is something they feel guilty about when it comes to the daily impact it has on the environment.
其中一个原因就是通勤:超过75%的受访者表示，对上下班造成的环境影响，他们感到内疚。
The average office worker surveyed revealed they used to spend nearly an hour every single day commuting to and from their jobs — that’s five hours each week office workers could get back by working from home.
接受调查的上班族平均每天花在上下班路上的时间接近1个小时，也就是说，上班族通过在家工作，每周可以得到5个小时的补偿。
Respondents are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint: A whopping 84 percent worry about their environmental impact.
受访者越来越关注他们的碳足迹:高达84%的受访者担心他们的环境影响。
The survey included 1,000 US office workers, 250 office workers in India, the UK, Brazil and Germany, 125 office workers in Australia and 125 office workers in New Zealand.
调查对象包括1000名美国办公室职员、250名印度、英国、巴西和德国的办公室职员、125名澳大利亚的办公室职员和125名新西兰的办公室职员。
And it’s not just the environmental benefit of working from home that proved appealing to workers. In addition to saving time with their commute (72 percent), office workers surveyed say saving money (66 percent) is a huge perk to working from home.
事实证明，吸引员工的不仅仅是在家办公的环境效益。除了节省通勤时间(72%)，接受调查的上班族表示，省钱(66%)也是在家工作的一大好处。
Other benefits associated with working remotely include the ability to spend more time with family and friends (56 percent), feeling happier (45 percent) — and actually being more productive (37 percent).
与远程工作相关的其他好处包括，有更多的时间与家人和朋友在一起(56%)，感到更快乐(45%)——实际上更有效率(37%)。
Over half surveyed (57 percent) revealed working from home provides them with the ability to embrace a more flexible schedule while a further 48 percent say they can save money on things like their commute or childcare when they work remotely.
超过半数(57%)的受访者表示，在家办公可以让他们享受更灵活的工作时间，另有48%的人表示，远程办公可以在通勤或照看孩子等方面节省开支。
Beyond that, 56 percent say they simply enjoy the ability to wear whatever they want when working from home.
此外，56%的人表示，他们只是享受在家办公时想穿什么就穿什么。
Another 46 percent of those studied say one of the best things about working remotely is the close access to their kitchen while a further 44 percent can get some of their weekend chores out of the way.
另有46%的受访者表示，远程办公的好处之一是可以近距离接触厨房，另有44%的人可以免去一些周末的家务活。
