# Example of a chapter survey \ Remote Working Survey - Grow Remote is a 'not for profit' group on a mission to enable us to work, live & participate locally. We do this by making remote work visible & accessible. | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -- | | Q1. Are you currently working from home in Ballinasloe town or hinterlands ? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Yes | 86.67% | 13 | | No | 13.33% | 2 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q2. Did you work from home before Covid-19? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Yes | 46.67% | 7 | | No | 53.33% | 8 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q3. After a year working from home, how has the experience been ? Is there any support you would have liked to have had then, or what do you know now that would have been helpful to a year ago? | | | | Answered | 14 | | | Skipped | 1 | | | | | | | Q4. Would you like to: 1) continue working from home in the future or would you 2) prefer to return to work at your corporate office or 3) combination of both? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | 1) Continue working from home | 13.33% | 2 | | 2) Return to corporate office | 6.67% | 1 | | 3) Combination of both | 80.00% | 12 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q5. Would you have an interest in working one or more days a week from a co-working hub in Ballinasloe in the future (assumes sanitation and protected safe working areas and social distance)? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | 1 or 2 Days a Week | 53.33% | 8 | | 3 or 4 Days a Week | 0.00% | 0 | | 5 Days a Week | 0.00% | 0 | | From time to time / Drop in a few hours a month | 13.33% | 2 | | Not interested | 33.33% | 5 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q6. Are you interested in attending a training course to learn about tools, skills and competencies, policies etc., to enable working from home? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Tools that enable working remotely (e.g. Zoom, Google hangouts, MS Teams, Slack, Mural, Trello, Time Doctor etc.) | 26.67% | 4 | | Getting ready to work remotely (prepare CV, apply for jobs, interview skills, where to find jobs, etc.) | 26.67% | 4 | | Managing teams remotely (building effective teams, communication & connection, wellbeing, performance management, remote team culture, L\&D, change management etc.) | 13.33% | 2 | | Establishing remote work policies and procedures and embedding remote as 'business as normal' post Covid-19 | 13.33% | 2 | | I am not interested | 20.00% | 3 | | If you would like more information on training, please type your email address here: | | 5 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q7. Do you see remote working as an positive opportunity to develop new innovative businesses and smart ways of working for people living in Ballinasloe ? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Yes, I agree it there is good potential for remote to deliver greater employment opportunities & drive innovation | 100.00% | 15 | | No, I only see it as an opportunity for a small cohort of individuals | 0.00% | 0 | | Not sure, I don't have enough information about it | 0.00% | 0 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q8. Would you like any assistance in seeking remote work ? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Yes | 6.67% | 1 | | No | 93.33% | 14 | | If you would like assistance finding remote work, please type your email address here: | | 1 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q9. What is your biggest concern with working remotely? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Isolation - miss the face to face company of colleagues | 20.00% | 3 | | Takes longer to get things done | 6.67% | 1 | | Communication with colleagues is difficult due to working different hours | 6.67% | 1 | | I work longer hours than when I was in the office | 20.00% | 3 | | Hard to switch off and separate work from home | 20.00% | 3 | | Privacy concerns / data protection | 0.00% | 0 | | Internet connectivity / reliability | 26.67% | 4 | | Other | 0.00% | 0 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 | | | | | | Q10. What is your biggest benefit working remotely? | | | | Answer Choices | Responses | | | Get more done, I am more productive, less interruptions | 33.33% | 5 | | More autonomous, feel there is a greater trust built up | 0.00% | 0 | | I have got to know my colleagues better ironically ! | 0.00% | 0 | | Taking the time back for myself / my family that I used to spend commuting | 40.00% | 6 | | Feel more balanced and less stressed | 6.67% | 1 | | Carbon footprint impact is the biggest benefit for me | 0.00% | 0 | | Savings from no commute, lunches at home etc. | 20.00% | 3 | | Other | 0.00% | 0 | | Ballinasloe Grow Remote Group, aims to make remote work visible & accessible & highlight benefits of working remotely to companies and individuals, whilst also providing support & Community to its members. you would like to connect with remote workers in the Grow Remote Community ([www.growremote.ie](http://www.growremote.ie)) or if you would like to share your story about remote working please type your email address here and we will contact you: | | 2 | | | Answered | 15 | | | Skipped | 0 |