The article explores the ongoing tension between employers wanting workers back in the office and the workforce's preference for hybrid or remote work. While management cites productivity and team bonding as reasons for requiring office presence, many employees prefer the flexibility and reduced stress that work-from-home arrangements provide. Experts suggest that this disconnect stems from managers relying on past experiences rather than adapting to new work models. The article emphasizes the need for companies to provide objective data demonstrating employee productivity in flexible arrangements and the importance of training managers to effectively lead remote teams.
"Managers are used to managing people they can see," said Denise Rousseau, professor of organizational behavior at Carnegie Mellon University. If they can't see a person - and haven't adjusted to managing people remotely - they're going to assume flexible work arrangements don't work."
Workers know from their lived experience that being able to work partly or full time at home is better for them, but managers are still relying on subjective data to assume otherwise."
Getting objective data from within the company to show workers are productive in flexible arrangements can help, as can organizations training and developing managers to manage people at a distance."
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