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Here’s What’s Happened to Remote Work in Massachusetts Since 2021

Author Beasley Media Editorial

The pandemic hit and we were forced to adjust – in many ways. One change we saw as a result of COVID was the rise of Work From Home. Many of us have done so many Zooms that we want to Zoom no more! But the now 2024 question is… what has happened to remote work in Massachusetts since 2021?

Many of us looked at remote work as the wave of the future. Why waste hours in traffic when we don’t need to? It looked like Work From Home was here to stay… and here to stay in a big way. But… then businesses, some small and a lot big, decided that they wanted workers to come back to work. So where does remote work stand in Massachusetts in 2024?

It has rolled back. A lot.

A new study by business resource website LLC.org reveals that Massachusetts employers have been pushing workers to come back to the office since the peak of the pandemic. According to the report the number of remote workers in Massachusetts has decreased by more than 165,000 since 2021 — that’s nearly a 20% drop. Remote workers in Boston have decreased by around 28%! Massachusetts saw the fourth-biggest decrease of all 50 US states since 2021 according to the study.

New York and New Jersey saw the biggest remote work declines in the US since 2021. New York has seen a 23% drop while New Jersey has decreased by 21%.
Rhode Island has seen an even sharper drop in work from home than Massachusetts. Rhode Island has seen the 3rd biggest drop in the US.

Glendale, Arizona and Buffalo, New York have seen the biggest increases in remote work since 2021.

While we were (or still are) doing a lot of working from home, a lot of us were (are still) doing a good amount of Shop From Home as well. In celebration of that, here are the most iconic “As Seen On TV” items that will definitely bring you back to a simpler time before COVID was ever a thing…

10 Most Iconic 'As Seen On TV' Items

  • ThighMaster

    The ThighMaster was a pop culture phenomenon and a massive cash cow for Suzanne Somers, the star of the product’s infomercial. She shared on the Hollywood Raw podcast in 2022 that about 15 million ThighMasters were sold. Somers also noted, “We had partners—50/50—and they got drunk on money when it all started selling. They overspent to the point where they could no longer afford to be in their side of the business so we bought them out. We have 100%.”

  • Magic Bullet

    The Magic Bullet was marketed as the end-all, be-all product you just had to have for your kitchen. It also had one of the strangest infomercials of all time, as examined by Gabi Belle

  • Showtime Pro Rotisserie Oven

    “Set it and forget it!” Ron Popeil was an infomercial icon helping sell countless items, including the Pocket Fisherman and the Veg-O-Matic. However, few products truly captured the zeitgeist of late ’90s/early 2000s informercials quite like the Showtime Rotisserie Oven.

  • The Snuggie

    It’s a blanket with arms! Honestly, The Snuggie is the perfect item that walks the line between stupid and brilliant. However you feel about The Snuggie, its creators at Allstar Products Group laughed their way to the bank. Per CNBC, over 30 million Snuggies have been sold since its launch in 2008 netting the company over $500 million.

    https://youtu.be/masVbx2a5IY?si=sb7bW9fT_xqbU9jX

  • George Foreman Grill

    How successful was the George Foreman Grill? According to Yahoo, the boxing legend made at least $250 million from the product, which is way more than he ever made in his boxing career. In total, over 100 million George Foreman Grill products have been sold.

  • Proactiv

    Proactiv is now readily available in a variety of stores, but it got its start as an “As Seen On TV” product. It’s had many celebrity spokespeople/endorsements, including Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Diddy and Kendall Jenner. However, its first celebrity spokesperson was Judith Light.

  • Chia Pet

    Can you believe the Chia Pet has been with us since 1977?! (We were shocked it’s been around for that long, too!) Between its general absurdity and its infectious catchphrase (“Ch-ch-ch-chia!”), no wonder the Chia Pet has had such longevity.

  • OxiClean

    Late pitchman Billy Mays helped introduce the world to the wonder that is OxiClean, beginning with infomercials that first launched in 2000. Now, there are a variety of OxiClean products that are available in stores everywhere.

  • Sweatin’ to the Oldies

    There has never been a fitness personality quite like Richard Simmons, so of course, he’d create at-home aerobics videos that millions fell in love with. In total, there are five installments of Simmons’ Sweatin’ to the Oldies series. Many of the workouts are now available on his YouTube channel.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRqMG_T7mN8

  • Any of the “Flex” Seal/Tape Items

    The “Flex” items can apparently do it all! Regardless of whether you purchased any of the “Flex” items, there’s a good chance you’ve seen ample memes about them, specifically “Flex” Tape.

Jackson Blue has been on Boston airwaves for over 20 years. He is a foodie family person with a passion for having fun forever. Jackson likes to write about food, restaurants, Massachusetts and Boston happenings.
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