Companies forcing workers to come back to the office are creating a 'massive disruption' in their lives, workplace expert says
Companies forcing workers to come back to the office are creating a 'massive disruption' in their lives, workplace expert says
Dan Schawbel, a workplace expert, noted that remote workers had made big decisions, such as buying a house or moving cities, based on being remote.
Remote workers may feel resentful toward previously flexible employers, experts say.
Ya think?!
Same pay, but now you spend 1-3 hours in a car everyday.
"We don't give a shit" - these employers, probably
They will once productivity nosedives
You'd be amazed.
I can say from experience that I definitely resent it, and I only have a 15-20 minute commute. I like a lot of my colleagues, but I’ve also been burned too many times by this long-time employer to give a shit. They’ll get what they’ve paid for, not one damn second more. And I’ll spend exactly as much time in the office as contractually obligated, not one damn second more.
A recruiter reached out to me about two weeks ago. The role was interesting but said "hybrid to start, then on-site after 3 months" -- in spite of being listed as "Remote" in the title. I told the recruiter it was a hard pass. They proceeded to tell me that I really should be "more flexible" because they're seeing fewer and fewer remote roles.
I told them to simply remove me from any lists in the future and that I would not respond to any other recruitment requests from their company.
I have worked remotely since far before covid. It's been nearly 10 years. I am seeing some companies scramble for RTO, and in almost all cases, it's companies with demonstrable investment in real estate or contractual obligations to office space. Obviously it has also been used in some cases to force resignations so the company doesn't need as many lay-offs (specifically for those which overhired during covid). That's it. As far as I'm concerned, there is absolutely no benefit to RTO in terms of worker performance, efficiency, or happiness.
Companies are very likely to lose top talent with RTO. They're also extremely unlikely to be able to attract that talent in the first place. It's effectively a brain drain. Remote-first companies stand to continue to gain, which isn't a bad thing at all.
I know someone who’s looking for a new position and keeps running into this lying behavior. A hiring manager recently became exasperated and popped off something about “Be reasonable.” My friend is not a patient man. He snapped back “Don’t lie. Now fuck off.”
Guess that’s another company permanently off the list. :)
What’s the likelihood that the billionaires driving the work from office campaign are really trying to reestablish their power and instil fear in their workers again? It’s all about control so they can squeeze and fire people as they like. They sound like psychopaths.
Which is hilarious because the smart ones realize that the carrot is much better than the stick and they can actually get more from their workforce by working with them. But nope.
A big part is commercial real estate. There's a lot of investments tied up in it and while it affects most people with a lot of money, many mutual funds (401k, etc) are tied up in it. So we're basically keeping it alive because money.
Not defending it at all. Just saying why
This is basically my assumption whenever I hear "CEO X says RTO is the bestest thing." My first thought is always "I wonder how much money CEO X has in commercial real estate"
It also lines people up for workforce reduction.
Yeah they want you to feel grateful to work for them. That's not going to work for me
Ever wonder why we need corporate "experts" to analyze the behavior of the workforce, but nobody spends any time analyzing business behavior from a layman's perspective?
We don't need a workplace expert to see this. Anyone with a functioning brain can do it.
Anyone knows what the career path to become a workplace expert is?