Remote jobs have some workers feeling like college kids again: They play in the afternoon and work at night
while holding an iced coffee. The caption that reads,"Me, a 9-5 corporate working woman, at Sephora at 2:24 PM on a Thursday."
That TikToker is not alone, as anyone who's had a friend or loved one working remotely can attest to. When work can be contained to a pocket-sized phone or aIt's turned the many American workers who are still in remote or hybrid roles into the professional version of college students: The days and afternoons are fair game for leisure or errands , and work can be done, much like a library all-nighter, during off-hours.
"The simple story is on work-from-home days, it's a great opportunity to do things like go to the dentist, play golf, go shopping when it's quiet," Nick Bloom, a Stanford University economist whose research on remote work spans nearly 20 years, told Insider.from Bloom and his colleague Alex Finan found that working from home created what they called"a huge boom in golfing.
The results: More people were golfing overall, and the number of them doing it on weekday afternoons increased by 83% from August 2019 to August 2022. Wednesdays at 4 p.m. — right when workers are finally facing the back end of the workweek — was the peak time for weekday golfing. While the study focused solely on golf, the researchers said they believed people were likely using that time for other"leisure activities," like going to the gym, playing sports, or shopping.
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