Unpopular opinion:
Managers can't count bums on seats remotely, so they want to go back to the office.
Some of the real reasons why companies are back to the office.
A thread π§΅
Managers can't count bums on seats remotely, so they want to go back to the office.
Some of the real reasons why companies are back to the office.
A thread π§΅
I learned recently that only 16% of companies have announced fully remote policies.
Despite a whopping 70% of employees preferring to work remotely.
Such a huge imbalance. I questioned myself why that is.
Despite a whopping 70% of employees preferring to work remotely.
Such a huge imbalance. I questioned myself why that is.
https://twitter.com/remote_work_io/status/1486357050003230720
Reason 1:
Some managers would be redundant in a remote culture.
Many large companies have local offices in satellite countries (eg: Portugal, Poland, India, Brazil, etc).
Some managers would be redundant in a remote culture.
Many large companies have local offices in satellite countries (eg: Portugal, Poland, India, Brazil, etc).
If those companies go remote, all the local management layers will become redundant.
Those managers are dying to go back to "normal", so they keep their job.
Those managers are dying to go back to "normal", so they keep their job.
Reason 2:
Some managers have no idea how to manager their reports remotely.
They've been counting bums on sits for all their work life.. Theyβre having a tough time adapting to goal-oriented and task-driven management.
Some managers have no idea how to manager their reports remotely.
They've been counting bums on sits for all their work life.. Theyβre having a tough time adapting to goal-oriented and task-driven management.
They still rely on industrial age productivity metrics:
- "Is John doe being productive today?"
- "Oh yeah, very productive. He's been sitting there since 9am. On the other hand Mary Jane is super unproductive. She arrived at 9:10am"
This is not even funny!
- "Is John doe being productive today?"
- "Oh yeah, very productive. He's been sitting there since 9am. On the other hand Mary Jane is super unproductive. She arrived at 9:10am"
This is not even funny!
Reason 3:
They lack a social life out of the office.
They want to go back simply to hang out with co-workers and have a beer at the pub once in a while.
They lack a social life out of the office.
They want to go back simply to hang out with co-workers and have a beer at the pub once in a while.
This is where arguments against the social aspects of remote work come from.
Sadly some people simply don't have a life out of their working setup, so they are missing that aspect of their lives when working remotely.
Sadly some people simply don't have a life out of their working setup, so they are missing that aspect of their lives when working remotely.
Reason 4:
The office is their comfort zone.
They've always hired locally in their city. People who look like them and the people around them.
Hiring employees from other countries, cultures, etc is just a big disruption to how they've always done their work.
The office is their comfort zone.
They've always hired locally in their city. People who look like them and the people around them.
Hiring employees from other countries, cultures, etc is just a big disruption to how they've always done their work.
I've heard such managers saying things like:
- "Oh, it's impossible to onboard someone remotely"
- "We are hybrid, they need to come to the office at least a couple days a week"
It's just evolution. And they are missing out.
- "Oh, it's impossible to onboard someone remotely"
- "We are hybrid, they need to come to the office at least a couple days a week"
It's just evolution. And they are missing out.
These are some of the reasons why employees will continue going through this grinding experience:
https://twitter.com/remote_work_io/status/1483058553053196292
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