'My car broke down': Search for excuses to skip work rose in 2022, companies concerned

Do you like going to the office or working in general? Most of us will say no, especially after Covid.

As the call to return to their office is rising, employees are looking for ways to escape it.

A survey conducted by Frank recruitment Group stated that the possible reasons for skipping school or work have increased over the past two years, Bloomberg is reporting. In 2022, the searches went up to two million. The searches in 2018 were nearly 300,000.

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Americans stand at the toplooking for possible excuses to escape work. Common among these are related to family or home emergencies, health issues and even "my car broke down."

The two years of the Covid hiatus and working from home have made all of us homesick. No one wants to travel or socialise. Coming to the office for some means less sleep, hectic schedules, and less bandwidth to balance with life.

Well, the pandemic itself cannot only be blamed. The increase in concerns comes as the count of resignations and firing has increased, with rising demands to work. This is due to Covid and economic downturn of many firms which led to firing many and asking the remaining staff to do more.

People in the US have opposedthe RTO (return to office) mandates. Research by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York stated that Americans nearly save up to 60 million hours daily by working from home.

However, companies have now started to address the issues. Some have introduced a three-day working plan. In the UK, after this trial, the amount of productivity among people increased.

However, Till when will this plan work? Will this plan be able to increase productivity efficiently?

(With inputs from agencies)

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