You Will Know If Your Day Is Ruined By 8:36 AM

One Monday I walked into work and none of the computers were working. And even if they did work properly I could not have signed in because I left my phone at home. Therefore, I couldn't verify that two person authentication. You will know if your day is ruined by 8:36 AM.

A recent survey by Avocado Green Mattress found that the average person can predict how their day will go before 9 a.m. The results of the study were published in studyfinds.org. You can probably guess the morning mishaps. People who took part in the survey say they have around 4 days a month that are ruined.

Respondents say their day is ruined by things like waking up and feeling sick. Others reasons include sleeping poorly, waking up with a headache or losing keys. Other indicators that your day is ruined by 8:36 is waking up with no toilet paper, sleeping through your alarm or forgetting your phone.

Talker Research is also part of the findings. They found that 26% of people say that once something goes wrong in the morning it ruins the whole day. Some people feel this more severely than others. Christine Carpio from Avocado Green Mattress had this to say , “By focusing on self-care and prioritizing rest, you can turn those tough days into chances for a fresh start and a brighter outlook.”

One thing to come out of the pandemic? Remote work. Many people absolutely love it. I don't mind having it as an option but personally the structure of returning to an office. But I know from talking to friends that I'm not the majority with that opinion. Well,  a FlexJobs survey dug a little deeper into that. In fact, they found that 65% of survey respondents want to remain full-time remote workers and shockingly 58% said they would search for a new job if they can’t continue working from home post-pandemic. That's "make or break" for over half of the respondents. Companies take note. FlexJobs notes that from January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, the number of remote job postings in their database increased 12% over 2020.

But what type of jobs are people working from home from? Unsurprisingly, many of the postings were for managers or experienced staff, but at least 20% were for entry-level and director-level positions.

It makes sense that the computer and IT fields topped the list of career fields for remote jobs. However, you may be surprised at some of the others on the list (I know I was).

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One thing to come out of the pandemic? Remote work. Many people absolutely love it. I don't mind having it as an option but personally the structure of returning to an office. But I know from talking to friends that I'm not the majority with that opinion. Well,  a FlexJobs survey dug a little deeper into that. In fact, they found that 65% of survey respondents want to remain full-time remote workers and shockingly 58% said they would search for a new job if they can’t continue working from home post-pandemic. That's "make or break" for over half of the respondents. Companies take note. FlexJobs notes that from January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021, the number of remote job postings in their database increased 12% over 2020.

But what type of jobs are people working from home from? Unsurprisingly, many of the postings were for managers or experienced staff, but at least 20% were for entry-level and director-level positions.

It makes sense that the computer and IT fields topped the list of career fields for remote jobs. However, you may be surprised at some of the others on the list (I know I was).

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