Mobility, working remotely, and the emergence of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement in the workplace have been a blessing and a curse for workers. Many employees feel they are able to be more productive and maintain a better work-life balance thanks to technology, but a new survey from Evolve IP indicates they're also working longer hours than ever before.


The cloud services firm surveyed 566 managers, directors, and executives at U.S. companies in September, with 95 percent of respondents saying that mobile devices "have made them more productive than they were five years ago."


About 60 percent of those polled said their mobile devices give them better access to critical business information and on average, respondents reported working remotely for about 10.5 hours per week, Evolve IP said.


But the flip side of programs that encourage staying connected to work at all times via mobile devices is that those surveyed are working longer than previously. Some 67 percent of respondents said they now work while commuting to work, adding "almost half an hour to their workday," according to Evolve IP.


Interestingly, those polled didn't appear to view being more tethered to work through technology as a negative. Some 80 percent of respondents felt that "the ability to work anytime/anywhere is a positive," Evolve IP said.


"Over the past few years we have seen cloud computing technologies, coupled with improved tablets and larger screen devices, help mobility and BYOD programs turn a corner," Guy Fardone, COO and general manager of Evolve IP, said in a statement. "With this survey showing that managers and executives spend about 10.5 hours per week working remotely, the results clearly demonstrate that not only are employees happily embracing the technologies, the companies deploying them are seeing real gains in productivity."


Here are some more key findings from the survey, per Evolve IP: