A recent study asked 1,000 millennial renters the impact the pandemic has had on their jobs and where they live.
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Millennials Fleeing Cities: Its Impact on the Illinois Professional Cleaning Industry
September 9, 2020 – Marengo, IL – A recent study by Quicken, the financial software company, asked 1,000 millennial renters the impact the pandemic has had on their jobs and where they live.
More than one-third (37 percent) said they are considering leaving the city they live in over the next 12 months.
The reasons vary.
· More than 26 percent said they have lost their jobs or been furloughed.
· Ten percent had their salaries reduced and are looking for less costly housing (in their current city or in another city).
· About half are leaving for what was termed “COVID-related reasons.”
Included in those COVID-related reasons is the fact that many millennials can now work remotely from home.
“This is a big turnaround from just a few years back,” says Rick Vanderkoy, CEO of Secure Cleaning BSI, a leading cleaning contractor located in Illinois.
“Since the beginning of the decade, millennials have been flocking to the Chicago area because that’s where the jobs were.”
That migration spurred office building construction and renovation here and in major cities throughout the country, which now appears to be ending.
“This should be a concern for the professional cleaning industry,” adds Vanderkoy. “We clean those buildings, and if they aren’t being built or are now empty, there go those customers.”
However, Vanderkoy and other Illinois cleaning contractors may just have to wait things out. Another study, this one from MetLife, reports that they “expect many firms to try – [but] fail – with permanent work from home arrangements.” 1
The MetLife researchers found that although working from home a couple of days per week enhances worker productivity, full-time working from home reduces worker productivity.
Additionally, most Illinois building managers are taking several steps to make working in offices healthier and safer, such as:
•Reducing the number of people working per square foot
•Improving ventilation systems
•Requiring the wearing of masks and social distancing
•Installing thermal screening systems to take building user’s temperature
•Having their cleaning contractors implement, high-tech infection control programs
“One of the things I have learned in the 45 years I have been in business, is that the professional cleaning industry is resilient,” adds Vanderkoy. “We’ll get through this too.”
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MetLife Source: “Back to Work: Office Demand in a Post-Pandemic World,” MetLife Investment Management, May 14, 2020
About Secure Clean
Secure Clean Building Services, Inc., in business since 1974, is one of the leading commercial janitorial companies in the Greater Chicago area. We offer a full range of services for companies including Nissan Forklift, Snap-on Tools, the City of DeKalb, Centegra Health System, KishHealth System, and several local area Banks.
Family owned and operated, we’ve built a solid foundation on cost-effective, high quality and reliable cleaning management. Our services are provided by trusted, accountable employees (not subcontractors) who take pride in bringing a clean environment to both your visitors and employees. We are committed to bringing you top quality service, with peace of mind, to fulfill all your commercial cleaning and maintenance needs.
For more information, visit https://www.securecleanbsi.com
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