Remote Work Team Survey 2025 (Malaysia)
Survey of 30 employees across 6 departments comparing remote, hybrid, and onsite work modes on productivity, burnout, and engagement.
| # | employee_id | department | location | work_mode | tenure_years | meetings_per_week | focus_hours_per_day | manager_support_score | burnout_score | engagement_score | productivity_score | sick_days_last_12m | promotion_last_2y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E001 | Engineering | Kuala Lumpur | Remote | 4.2 | 9 | 5.8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 92 | 2 | Yes |
| 2 | E002 | Engineering | Penang | Hybrid | 2.1 | 12 | 4.9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 3 | No |
| 3 | E003 | Engineering | Johor Bahru | Remote | 6.3 | 8 | 6.1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 1 | Yes |
| 4 | E004 | Engineering | Kuala Lumpur | Onsite | 1.4 | 15 | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 5 | No |
| 5 | E005 | Engineering | Malacca | Hybrid | 3.7 | 11 | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 88 | 2 | Yes |
| 6 | E006 | Sales | Kuala Lumpur | Onsite | 5.0 | 18 | 3.8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 6 | No |
| 7 | E007 | Sales | Penang | Hybrid | 2.8 | 14 | 4.4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 4 | No |
| 8 | E008 | Sales | Johor Bahru | Remote | 4.9 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 3 | Yes |
| 9 | E009 | Sales | Ipoh | Onsite | 1.9 | 17 | 3.5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 7 | No |
| 10 | E010 | Sales | Kuching | Hybrid | 3.3 | 13 | 4.6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 82 | 4 | No |
| 11 | E011 | Marketing | Kuala Lumpur | Remote | 2.5 | 9 | 5.5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 89 | 2 | Yes |
| 12 | E012 | Marketing | Penang | Hybrid | 1.7 | 12 | 4.8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 84 | 3 | No |
| 13 | E013 | Marketing | Johor Bahru | Onsite | 4.1 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 5 | No |
| 14 | E014 | Marketing | Kota Kinabalu | Remote | 3.8 | 8 | 5.9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 91 | 1 | Yes |
| 15 | E015 | Marketing | Malacca | Hybrid | 2.2 | 11 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 87 | 2 | No |
| 16 | E016 | HR | Kuala Lumpur | Hybrid | 6.0 | 13 | 4.7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 2 | Yes |
| 17 | E017 | HR | Penang | Onsite | 3.4 | 15 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 4 | No |
| 18 | E018 | HR | Johor Bahru | Remote | 5.6 | 9 | 5.6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 90 | 1 | Yes |
| 19 | E019 | HR | Ipoh | Hybrid | 1.3 | 12 | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 3 | No |
| 20 | E020 | HR | Kuching | Onsite | 2.7 | 14 | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 77 | 4 | No |
| 21 | E021 | Finance | Kuala Lumpur | Onsite | 7.1 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 5 | Yes |
| 22 | E022 | Finance | Penang | Hybrid | 4.4 | 12 | 4.9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 3 | Yes |
| 23 | E023 | Finance | Johor Bahru | Remote | 3.0 | 9 | 5.7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 92 | 1 | Yes |
| 24 | E024 | Finance | Malacca | Hybrid | 2.6 | 11 | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 88 | 2 | No |
| 25 | E025 | Finance | Kota Kinabalu | Onsite | 1.8 | 15 | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 79 | 4 | No |
| 26 | E026 | Customer Success | Kuala Lumpur | Remote | 2.9 | 10 | 5.3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 88 | 2 | Yes |
| 27 | E027 | Customer Success | Penang | Hybrid | 1.5 | 13 | 4.6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 83 | 3 | No |
| 28 | E028 | Customer Success | Johor Bahru | Onsite | 4.8 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 5 | No |
| 29 | E029 | Customer Success | Ipoh | Remote | 5.2 | 9 | 5.8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 93 | 1 | Yes |
| 30 | E030 | Customer Success | Kuching | Hybrid | 3.1 | 12 | 4.9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 86 | 2 | No |
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Remote Work Team Survey 2025 (Malaysia) — Analysis
Key Findings
- Remote workers average 9 meetings/week vs 16 for onsite, giving them 40% more focus time (5.6 vs 4.0 hrs/day)
- Meetings are the strongest burnout driver (r=0.93) — each additional weekly meeting correlates with higher burnout and lower productivity
- Onsite employees take 3× more sick days than remote workers (5.0 vs 1.6 per year)
- Sales is the most burned-out department (5.8 avg) — 61% higher than the company-wide average of 3.6
- Manager support strongly predicts engagement (r=0.93) — remote managers score 8.6/10 vs 6.1 for onsite managers
Key Findings
- Remote workers average 90.6 productivity vs 76.2 for onsite — a 19% gap — while reporting the lowest burnout (2.6 vs 6.0)
- Onsite staff attend 15.8 meetings/week vs 9.0 for remote; meeting load correlates almost perfectly with burnout (r = 0.93)
- Focus hours are the strongest predictor of productivity (r = 0.98): remote workers get 5.6 hrs/day vs 4.0 for onsite
- Onsite employees take 3x more sick days than remote (5.0 vs 1.6 per year)
- Sales is the only department with burnout above 5.0 (5.8 avg) and the lowest productivity at 78.2
Visualizations
Burnout by Department
Sick Days by Work Mode
Weekly Meetings by Work Mode
Burnout Score by Work Mode
The meeting-burnout trap
Every additional meeting per week is associated with a 0.5-point increase in burnout and a 2.5-point drop in productivity. Onsite workers, who average 15.8 meetings/week, appear caught in a cycle: more meetings reduce focus time, which lowers output and raises stress, which in turn leads to more sick days (5.0/year vs 1.6 for remote).
The Meeting-Burnout Connection
Meetings per week and burnout have a 0.93 correlation — the strongest predictor in the dataset. Onsite workers attend nearly twice as many meetings (15.8/week) and report burnout scores of 6.0/10, compared to remote workers at 9.0 meetings and 2.6 burnout. Reducing meeting load may be the highest-leverage intervention for employee wellbeing.