Even with the current surge in the delta variant making more people nervous about resuming in-person work and school, employers are forging ahead with plans to bring back workers.
The impact of Covid-19 on where, when and how America works has been no less than seismic.
After nearly a year and a half, such arrangements felt like the new norm for many people. For others — including many top executives — it was an anomaly. Wall Street was the first to make a push for a return to the pre-pandemic workday; the CEOs of banking heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs all agitated for workers to get off their couches and back into their cubicles.
If people are happier and more productive at home, why are bosses pushing to get them back in their cubicles?"Supervising employees in an office environment is comfortable, easier and visual," Petersen said. "When staff are in the office, you have the 'passerby effect,' where a supervisor can visually assess whether employees are being productive."
Companies, especially in expensive parts of the country, like Silicon Valley and New York City, have argued that workers decamping to Florida or Fargo don't need to be compensated as richly.
"Remote workers are often overlooked for opportunities," Petersen said, adding that more than 2 in 5 managers admitted that they can forget about the people who aren't in the office when they assign tasks.
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