“Gee, I liked staying home in my pajamas and working for 3 hours a day. Now I have to get dressed and go somewhere for eight hours to get paid?”
2020 called. They want you to come back.
My company is 100% remote. We are gaining market share and attracting the best and brightest.
Any company that can’t manage a remote work force needs better managers.
My organization is also 100% remote. We have been since March 2020.
We've been #1 in the world at what we do for 9 straight years. We're not in a niche industry, either. Every country has an organization like ours.
“My company is 100% remote. We are gaining market share and attracting the best and brightest. Any company that can’t manage a remote work force needs better managers.”
Exactly. I think those who say remote workers just want to “stay home in their pajamas and work 3 hours a day” are projecting what THEY would do if they worked remotely. Prior to retirement I worked remotely - and managed remote staff - for 40 years with no such issues. In a typical in-office setting, one would be lucky to get in 3 hours of productive work - after meetings and countless other interruptions.
It might work if you're a small company and you're managing a bunch of Baby Boomers.
Ever tried to install equipment remotely?
Do hardware repairs remotely?
Deliver a tractor trailer load to a warehouse remotely?
Lay asphalt remotely?
Some jobs still require the presence of a warm body.
That's right. There is a paradigm shift happening as we speak. Companies need to learn to manage their home work force. In fact, I'd say there should be more pressure for productivity. I have documented an increase in availability of employees that work from home. This leads to an increase in productivity. The quantifiable metrics, whatever they may be, should not have changed when the remote work situation became the norm.