![]() (In September, for example, Tim Cook said he didn’t believe Apple would “return to the way we were, because we’ve found that there are some things that actually work really well virtually”, though he did also caveat his comments.) ![]() That’s partly because of how quickly companies around the world had to transition – and some employers sent signals that suggested the shift could be a long-term option. Many workers will have assumed that, once introduced, work-from-home was here to stay, and some may even have relocated accordingly. In general, remote workers cite not having to commute as a major perk as well as having more room to balance work, family and leisure. ![]() Citing data from January 2021, results from one recent US poll showed that 44% of people currently working from home want to continue working remotely because it suits them 39% would prefer to return to the office and 17% want to keep working remotely because of coronavirus. Remote work has been a positive experience for many ( though not all) employees. But doing so will reap dividends for companies if they don't, and workers have better options, they might well vote with their feet. Employees may well feel they've proved they can be productive at home – and that the reasons companies say they want them back in-office don't stack up.Įstablishing future working patterns that appease all sides will be a complex process. But localised protests may be indicative of more widespread resistance among workers to revert to pre-pandemic patterns. “Then we’ll have a different kind of conversation.”Īs employers start to unveil their post-pandemic visions for work, pushback movements from employees keen to retain their work-from-home privileges are in nascent stages. Other employers still appear to be talking tough, however last week, Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said he’d be “very disappointed if people haven’t found their way into the office” by early September. Workers at Washingtonian magazine, a US-based publication, walked off the job when their chief executive Cathy Merrill wrote an op-ed that appeared to threaten employees’ job security if they refused to return to the office five days a week. Apple’s pre-pandemic policies discouraged remote work, but post-Covid-19, employees are challenging what they called “a disconnect between how the executive team thinks about remote/location-flexible work and the lived experiences of many of Apple’s employees”.Īpple staffers aren’t the only ones contesting plans to return to the office. Addressed to upper management, their message expressed frustration about the new policy, saying that it had led some employees to quit. Some Apple employees weren’t happy – and pushed back with their own letter. Workers would be expected to be present for three days a week, with two days of remote work. Early in June, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out a company-wide memo telling staff they would be required back in the office by early September.
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