Net-net, work-from-home entitlement is out the window, and uncertainty is high across the board. Moreover, the proportion of remote jobs being advertised on LinkedIn has decreased from a high of 20% a year ago to just 13% today. Many more enterprises are following suit, with three-day-a-week in-office mandates becoming commonplace. Social media firm TikTok has mandated two days per week and threatened employees with termination if they do not comply. For example, Disney has mandated four days a week in-office and General Motors and Starbucks three days a week at their main headquarters and regional centers. There are many high-profile organizations now mandating in-office policy that is more “office-first” than “remote-first”. In the current challenging economy, many employers are pointing fingers at remote workers as a reason for underperformance Massive tech layoffs, back-to-office mandates, a highly-uncertain economic and political climate, and an epidemic of banks almost collapsing dominate the headlines, and suddenly the workplace power dynamic has shifted squarely from the jaded employee-fuelled Great Resignation to something resembling a great workplace freakout. Just when it seemed that a hybrid work model, which is primarily home-based, had settled in as the status quo, the global economy enjoyed its post-pandemic bounce, and people were coasting along in their cozy hybrid habitats 2023 hit us with a thumping jolt. 2022 was the year where many peoples’ lifestyles trumped their commitment to their jobs however, that attitude today might just get you the sack.
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