We got most of our work done when we were working the three at home.'

'I heard a lot, 'Oh, you guys were only working two days per week and off for three,'' she said. 'And it's like, why am I doing this to myself when it's not even necessary?' As they focus on efficiency and belt-tightening, managers want to see evidence that their employees are workingĮven after years of remote work, some managers are disproportionately worried that their remote employees aren't working, a phenomenon known as ' productivity paranoia.'įelicia said the perception among managers at her company was that hybrid employees weren't working. 'Just sitting there and thinking, oh my goodness, that feeling of I have a meeting coming up yet I'm stuck in this,' she said. She realized while sitting in traffic one day that it was time to go. Now watercooler gossip has returned in full force, and she feels like she's seeing less of her team. She said she liked being able to quietly focus while working virtually and then flipping the switch and seeing coworkers in person on in-office days.

'I was going home and working four hours because I couldn't get the work done,' she said.īut just a month or so into having to work fully in person, Felicia turned in her notice of resignation. She added that in the office there were so many 'distractions and interruptions' that she couldn't keep up with her workload. 'I found that I got a lot more work done when I was working the hybrid days,' she said, referring to her days spent at home. She described it as the perfect work-life balance. For a year and a half, her office had a hybrid model: three days at home, two days in the office. For some workers, the choice has been between coming back or getting fired.īut Felicia is seeing herself out. Major companies - including those that have done layoffs - are mandating that workers come back in. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently said it found that nearly 73% of companies offered little to no telework in September, a big leap from 60% in 2021.

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