Remote work is still ‘frustrating and disorienting’ for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it::Although some bosses have recognized the benefits of workplace flexibility, many are still hesitant to adopt remote work permanently.
Remote work is still ‘frustrating and disorienting’ for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it::Although some bosses have recognized the benefits of workplace flexibility, many are still hesitant to adopt remote work permanently.
I managed a remote team for 5 years. Good managers have no problem leading teams remotely. It is a question of knowing your employees and how best to make the remote environment work for their specific skills and job requirements. People trying to get monitoring software or pushing for RTO are just trying to get butts in seats and not truly managing their people.
That! I’m also part of a remote team. I have my job, If I don’t do it I’m out. Whats difficult? My job can take me from 4 up to 12 hours, depending on the day and the dificulty, they don’t have to pay me overtime and, believe me, I do a lot more than 8h a day most days and I’m ok with it.
Were you part of this team before going remote? What’s your experience in learning more about the people never meet in person
My company was about 70% remote before I joined, and went to about 90% during covid so I had two people in office when I started and let them go remote about 18 months in.
We had lots of time together to get to chat and get to know one another. I stressed on camera time for most team calls (other calls were their choice). I also made sure to build in time fore every call to just chat and socialize. I tried to get budget for some team gatherings but we never got it. That would definitely have helped with learning about people personally.
Remote is definitely different from in person work, and I felt like I had fewer friends around work than I did in person. But I was productive and effective and so was my team. And they were happy. If I could do it again I’d definitely build in more time for regular in person meetings, maybe quarterly or semiannual, but unless I find the perfect gig in town I don’t think I would ask another team to work in person full time. Its not necessary for most white-collar jobs anymore.