Surprising no one but the mgmt teams…
Unispace found that nearly half (42%) of companies with return-to-office mandates witnessed a higher level of employee attrition than they had anticipated. And almost a third (29%) of companies enforcing office returns are struggling with recruitment. In other words, employers knew the mandates would cause some attrition, but they weren’t ready for the serious problems that would result.
Meanwhile, a staggering 76% of employees stand ready to jump ship if their companies decide to pull the plug on flexible work schedules, according to the Greenhouse report. Moreover, employees from historically underrepresented groups are 22% more likely to consider other options if flexibility comes to an end.
In the SHED survey, the gravity of this situation becomes more evident. The survey equates the displeasure of shifting from a flexible work model to a traditional one to that of experiencing a 2% to 3% pay cut.
I don’t think many are advocating for mandated WFH, honestly. At least that isn’t what I’ve seen.
People want the flexibility to choose what works best for them. If that means splitting time, great. If that means 90% in office, great. If that means 100% WFH, great.
I think what we are seeing is that people put real value on the ability to control this part of their lives. I’m sure there are some who would argue for full time WFH for all but I think it’s a way more common sentiment to advocate simply for the ability to choose.
Precisely this. I felt reddit and now lemmy are not entirely in sync with the majority of people. I prefer a hybrid but it’s the CHOICE that should be there. Some want full wfh, some want full time office. So long as everyone can choose, that’s the sweet spot.
I do. 90% of job offers I see are “100% WFH, we don’t even have an office”. And I understand that, what’s the point of renting office space if 2-3 people come in?
And in general this decoupling of jobs and location is good. You no longer need to think about which city to live in.
But in my case the current trend seems to start limiting my ability to choose
I imagine this is the case in some fields. I’d guess programming? Having no option for an office is hard.
I’m not actively searching for a job right now but I’m near a fairly large city and a pretty solid majority of what I’ve seen are hybrid right now. But again, near a bigger city and also largely looking at medium or larger companies.
Yes, programming. But I live in the capitol of my country, I have never had this problem before. How will the commute to work look for me was even a part of my screening process
Interesting. Well clearly it’s a global conversation. I’ll have to apologize for speaking only from a US standpoint.
No need to apologize, we just exchanged observations :)
And it’s possible that what I see is anecdotal due to some skill-niche or something