Vietnamese Workers Face up to 15 Obstacles to Productively Working from Home, Says Regus

While working from home might sound like a popular and practical option for Vietnamese workers wanting to cut commutes and spend more time on their personal lives, the reality is somewhat different with over two-thirds of respondents saying that they’re regularly put off by their kids or family demanding attention.

 

And that’s not the only thing getting in the way: bad posture as a result of working at makeshift home offices (affecting more than one in ten workers) could lead to serious health problems later on. Poor internet connections, no access to office equipment and even having to deal with pets are also said to be disrupting home-workers’ productivity levels. 

 

These are some of the key findings of a global survey released recently by Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, based on interviews with more than 24,000 business-people from over 90 countries.

 

According to the key findings and statistics of the survey, Vietnamese workers face the three biggest issues when working from home namely: Children or family demanding attention (68 percent); Children, family and pets disturbing work telephone calls (58 percent); Difficulties accessing office equipment (53 percent).

 

There are also important health related issues; 15 percent complain of bad posture at home due to their unsuitable home office arrangements – good posture is critical to ensuring that workers do not suffer repetitive strain injury and permanent damage.

 

The survey also shows that lack of a proper work surface is also a problem for nearly a third of respondents.

 

Altogether, 15 different issues were identified as being obstacles to productively working from home.