Ana Lechuga的动态

Many of my D&I, workplace experience, leadership and creative friends are still available because they are really keen on commuting or working remotely. It seems like traditional roles are on the up but are businesses afraid of creating the new? Should people’s desire to be flexible hinder career development?

If you are worth your “salt” at ANY age, it will NOT make a difference if you work remotely or in the office. Climbing the “ladder”. No such thing nowadays. If you are 20 something just starting out, your career path will be a zig zag pattern. Chances are very good that you will have no less than 10 companies on your resume- that could entail different industries. I have 4 decades of work experience (40 hours or more work weeks). Since 2011 (at the age of 55), I’ve worked for: Hospitality; State Government; Big 4 Public Accounting; Social Media; Technology; Medical Devices; Construction; and Retail. I I grew up with the philosophy (from my parents), you work for a company for 25-30 years. Not happening! Won’t happen! The key in any job is flexibility, adaptability; and taking risks (GO FOR IT). Me? I’m beyond “climbing the ladder.” What matters to me in a job? Flexibility and balance. I’m way beyond long hours and long commutes. Been there, done that. I’m at the point in my life that I no longer want to be married to a job. I get several calls for tax jobs. I keep turning them down because the companies want folks in the office 5 days a week. It’s 2021, not 1951.

Highly Subjective! Can you show the data , population and demographics on this ? I do believe it’s bias personal beliefs and it’s unfavorable for management to “even” think that way; I could see how, but There are many factors , that includes government decisions too, in how it came about ( Remote Work), which includes contracting highly can hinder. Highly sought and now you say it’s hindering careers —- Tsk Tsk Tsk ! Not good. That there is less employee engagement I believe strongly and is driven by tone at the top ( at various levels) where not in sync cross-functionally or not enough resources for some. Having quiet meetings and no engagement interaction dialogue and minimal 1 or maybe 2 only speak up or interact ... is highly experienced, that, is not good. A thought: Who drives that meeting ? Think about that …

Leaders need to latch onto this idea. It's wrong to suggest remote workers are less productive. We are seeing a huge shift in the way we work and remote/hybrid work will determine employee satisfaction and retention. I'm in no way telling others what they should do, but the data indicates that people are now leaning into more flexible ways of working.

One thing that companies and individuals need to take into consideration is the positive impact on global warming with remote or even hybrid scheduling. Fewer cars on the road mean fewer emissions, less time in traffic, less frustration before arriving at the office and lost productivity. Couple that with the tax incentives for having a home office (unless the standard deduction stays the same or even goes higher). Younger workers are demanding more work life balance and hybrid or remote scheduling will be something they will insist on.