‘More millennials prefer to work from home’

MANILA, Philippines — There is a small but growing number of millennials who have opted to resign from their jobs in private and government firms after 10 years and shift to home-based jobs, Civil Service Commission (CSC) Commissioner Leopoldo Roberto Valderosa Jr. disclosed yesterday.

Valderosa, guest speaker during the 26th anniversary of the Phil. Postal Corp. (PHLPost) as a corporate entity, said surveys showed that some of today’s young workers, or those born between 1982 and 2004, do not last more than 10 years in their jobs.

The feedback of a survey reportedly showed that millennials, whether they are working in government or the private sector, prefer to take home-based jobs and want to be independent, Valderosa told The STAR.

He added that some of the millennials prefer not to report daily to the office and want to distance themselves from their bosses.

“They would want to work where there is no boss,” he said.

Valderosa said the trend apparently started in 2010.

But he believes that in the government sector, the small percent would increase in the coming years when the old employees retire and are replaced by millennials who prefer to take home-based jobs.

He believes that while this might be the trend, he expressed doubts that the government’s service would suffer.

On the other hand, allowing employees to work from home has its advantages, such as saving on electricity for the government and avoiding being stuck in traffic that limits the working hours of an employee since he or she would be reporting to work late and be in a hurry to get home to avoid the rush hour.

In yesterday’s anniversary, the post office presented service awards to employees who have reached their 20th, 30th, 35th and 40 years of dedicated service to the corporation.

PHLPost Postmaster General Joel Otarra said, “Our employees are the agency’s valuable assets.”