Organisations that impose return-to-office mandates face the catastrophic possibility of losing their most valuable workers
Analysis:
Against all expectations, remote workers appear to work harder and more productively than workers in traditional offices. Remote workers were not only more productive they were more satisfied with remote work than they had been with working in a traditional office. This finding is not unexpected.
I believe the pandemic shook things up in the world of work in ways that are still poorly understood. The great political philosopher Edmund Burke noted that"custom reconciles us to every thing", and I think this applies to all sorts of workplace norms and practices.
Some employees, of course, do go back. First, there are some employees who believe that being in the office will benefit their careers. They are probably right; workers who return to the office are more likely to receive promotions. Whether organisations should promote the careerists who come back to the office in hopes that their loyalty will win them promotions that their performance and effectiveness would not, is an open question.
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