The survey assessed the views of office workers Working From Home. Results reveal office workers feel they are constantly doing the same tasks over and over again.

As per the ‘2021 Office Worker Survey’ by enterprise automation software company UiPath, on average, respondents said they blow four and a half hours a week on tasks they think could be automated, 68 per cent said they wish they had more time to explore how to include new duties into their day-to-day routines, and 58 per cent believe their jobs don’t allow them to be as creative as they would like to be. 

Tom Clancy, senior vice-president of learning, UiPath said, "It’s no surprise that employees are looking for ways to feel more engaged at work. Automation unlocks workers’ productivity, and, more importantly, frees them to focus on meaningful work that is creative, collaborative, and strategic. It’s critical that companies provide training for and access to automation and other digital technologies to create more fulfilled and energised employees.” 

The survey also indicated, almost 9 in 10 indicate employees have learned new skills while working from home during the pandemic, and more than half (55 per cent) report that their skillsets have improved during this time. 

72 per cent of global respondents feel more confident in their ability to do their jobs today than they did at the beginning of the pandemic. 63 per cent of them credit their newfound conviction to learning new skills. The survey was conducted on over 4,500 office workers across the US, UK, France, Germany, India, and Singapore in March 2021.