What I've heard from 10 x 5,000 person Orgs in the last two weeks: We're pushing back return to office until April 2022 at the earliest
What does this mean for companies and workers globally?
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What does this mean for companies and workers globally?
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🦄 Trillion-$ Death: Refusal to embrace remote work will bring down one of the most valuable companies in the world
They will lose a huge number of their most talented people to a remote-first competitor who crushes them
They will lose a huge number of their most talented people to a remote-first competitor who crushes them
❤️ New Wants: Habits and behaviors of workers everywhere have changed
People moved away from the commuting distance of their office
Few have any desire to move back
People moved away from the commuting distance of their office
Few have any desire to move back
📭 Lease Expiration: Even if companies want to go back to the office, they can’t
Companies have let leases expire and have no plans to renew
There is no office to go back to
Companies have let leases expire and have no plans to renew
There is no office to go back to
🙅♀️ Return Refusal: 30%+ of workers would rather quit than go back to the office
Companies are going to find out workers mean this as follow through on what they’ve said
Companies are going to find out workers mean this as follow through on what they’ve said
😡 Hybrid Conflict: The media thinks there’s agreement by companies and workers that they both want hybrid
Companies: we tell you how much you have to be in office
Workers: we decide when and how much we come in
There is no agreement and this will cause huge problems
Companies: we tell you how much you have to be in office
Workers: we decide when and how much we come in
There is no agreement and this will cause huge problems
💣 Explosive Turnover: We are about to live through the highest period of turnover in history between companies
People will find companies that let them live the lives they want by working the way they want
People will find companies that let them live the lives they want by working the way they want
🕵️ Luddites Lurk: What happened to companies that didn’t embrace the computers, software, then the internet?
The same way eCommerce disrupted stores, companies who go back to the office will be beaten by virtual-first competitors
The same way eCommerce disrupted stores, companies who go back to the office will be beaten by virtual-first competitors
⭐ Talent Wins: Workers have more power than at any time in history
Companies that refuse to give workers what they want won’t be able to attract great talent
They will be forced to become more remote but it will be too late
Companies that refuse to give workers what they want won’t be able to attract great talent
They will be forced to become more remote but it will be too late
💌 Quality of Life: Workers know they don’t have to spend 70% of their day getting ready for, traveling to, or sitting in an office
People will increasingly have the time to spend more time doing the things that make them happiest instead of commuting
People will increasingly have the time to spend more time doing the things that make them happiest instead of commuting
🏃♂️ City Flight: workers will continue to leave the cities their offices are located in
Many will end up quitting their jobs if their companies try to force them back to the office
Many will end up quitting their jobs if their companies try to force them back to the office
🚜 Rural Living: many people, particularly those with families, will move to have more space, bigger homes
‘Second-tier cities’ will do very well as people move back to the areas they are from
‘Second-tier cities’ will do very well as people move back to the areas they are from
🌍 Global Hiring: almost everything company will begin expanding the areas in which they hire
Remote work will democratize access to the best opportunity even more rapidly over the next 6-12 months
Remote work will democratize access to the best opportunity even more rapidly over the next 6-12 months
🏡 Micro Coworking: spaces close to home will rise rapidly for people who don’t want to or can’t WFH
This will be a home on every street, kitted out with the right furniture, great coffee, and on-demand fitness equipment
This will be a home on every street, kitted out with the right furniture, great coffee, and on-demand fitness equipment
🛑 Async Emerges: remote work has lasted so long people are fatigued by the office being replicated remotely
Being in video calls all day makes you feel busy but crushed productivity
Most companies are looking to become more async as a result
Being in video calls all day makes you feel busy but crushed productivity
Most companies are looking to become more async as a result
🚗 Commuting Death: no matter what companies try workers will never accept commuting 2H a day again
Companies who don’t realize this will push their best people out the door
Companies who don’t realize this will push their best people out the door
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