Even executives who mandate a return to office admit that it doesn’t improve productivity: tech firm — Atlassian reports on first 1,000 days of its work-from-anywhere workforce::1 in 3 bosses whose people are required to work in-person told Atlassian that it doesn’t move the needle.
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For the more buttoned-up leaders like David Solomon and Jamie Dimon, any amount of remote work is an aberration, a distraction, and an excuse for workers to slack off—because they’re evading the watchful eye of a manager who would keep them in line.
(While 200 is a small sample size, there are very few executive roles in those companies, making Atlassian’s representation fairly close to capturing that specific pool.)
Per Atlassian’s research, 1 in 3 Fortune 500 and 1000 bosses whose companies mandate some amount of in-person work say that the rule hasn’t impacted productivity at all.
As Dean told Fortune last year, companies who steadfastly refuse to meet workers where they’re at with regard to work location will undoubtedly suffer the consequences.
A recent report from think tank Economist Impact found that workers don’t actually lose focus when they go remote—it’s really when they feel they’ve lost autonomy or have to grapple with “a weak infrastructure for a thriving workplace.” Time and time again, data proves that workers simply don’t like being told what to do, and will resent feeling forced into an office needlessly.
Even part-time in-office arrangements are a policy failure, Dean explained, which might be a blow to bosses who think they’re offering a compromise in the form of a hybrid plan.
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