When COVID hit, remote work became the norm faster than you can say "zoom meeting." But now that the pandemic's winding down, the work-from-home dream seems to be fading like yesterday's leftovers, leaving both employees and bosses feeling the blues. Let's dive into the drama! 🏠💼
Here are Five Fast Facts on working from home post-pandemic:
- 😠 Just Shut Up Already! - A recent Bloomberg survey shows that around ⅔ of the country sees returning to work as being unnecessarily politicized. Seventy-four percent think employees should stop whining about it, and almost 60% think companies need to stop nagging about it. Maybe they did the survey before they had their morning coffee.
- 🤏 How Many? - How many people does this actually impact? Not that many. Only 11% of workers over age 16 were fully remote in January of this year. Those lucky bast…I mean ducks!
- 🧑💼 Who Are They - Most remote workers are college educated urban employees earning at least $70k per year. This has led to the idea that it’s only a white collar “laptop class” issue, especially because many blue-collar jobs can’t be done remotely. Fair point.
- 😣 Unfairness - Two thirds of those surveyed think it’s unfair that some folks get to work remotely and others don’t simply because of company policies (even when they’re doing the same job), and 53% think it’s unfair that people making more are the ones getting the extra perk of working remotely.
- ⚠️ Tread Carefully - Recruiters are saying that (whether right or wrong) an increasing number of employers are now using the willingness to come into the office as an indicator of who to lay off. Quite the pickle, there…
🔥Bottom line: It’s impossible to make a blanket statement that should apply to everyone. It’s probably best to just let the market work itself out - some businesses will use this issue to bring in and keep great talent, and some can’t (or won’t) take advantage of it. Ultimately, if the economy is healthy you should be able to get a job that best fits your needs, whichever direction you go on the issue.
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