Study predicts end of traditional workday hours
Of the more than 3500 executives polled, 61% said that the 9-to-5 workday will disappear in the next 10 years, according to a survey by Management Recruiters International (MRI), a search and recruitment organization.
"These results should be of no surprise to the many American workers who have given up the traditional 9-to-5 workday for a variety of reasons," said Allen Salikof, president and CEO of MRI. "But they reinforce all of today's trends in the workplace ranging from telecommuting to the growth of the Internet to flexible work options. With Americans working longer, working from home and even working while on vacation, it's no wonder that most believe working 9-to-5 workday will soon be obsolete.
"Americans today are also increasingly trying to balance their family life with their workplace responsibilities," continued Salikof. "The disappearance of the traditional work day is certainly a reflection of our changing work/home lifestyles."
The findings were part of MRI's overall hiring survey that showed that 53.2% of the more than 3,600 executives surveyed planned to increase their mid-to-upper management and professional staffs during the second half of 2000, virtually unchanged from the first half 2000.