Workplace advice: Return-to-work policies have galvanized a tug of war between employer and employee desires.
I don’t want to quit, but Friday’s email from our CEO may force the issue. He announced that starting February 10, all employees must return full time to the office.
His edict makes no sense. Every internet article I read states employees are more productive and loyal when allowed to work remotely at least part of the week. Every employee I know wants to work from home. We gripe to each other when we endure our mandatory three days each week in the office. By taking away the two days we work in our home offices, he forces us to look for new jobs.
I see no reason he’s made this decision. I’m more productive at home, where I can focus without distractions. My morale is higher because I have a better work/life balance. I searched last weekend for an employer that offers interesting work and reasonable compensation for full-time remote work. As soon as I find one, I’m gone.Employees fight return to work mandatesemployer directives to return to work.
of a thousand engineering, IT and technological employees reports that 45 percent prioritized flexible or remote work when seeking jobs, second only to increased pay and benefits.You and other employees may wind up losing the fight. Recession threats have undermined employees’ leverage over employers, and remote work opportunities appear to be on a downward trend.
Lynne Curry writes a weekly column on workplace issues. She is author of “Navigating Conflict,” “Managing for Accountability,” “Solutions” and “Beating the Workplace Bully,” and workplacecoachblog.com. Curry is president of Communication Works Inc. Send questions to her at workplacecoachblog.com/ask-a-coach or follow her on Twitter @lynnecurry10.
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