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Employers push for staff to return to the office after working from home as commercial property values plunge (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 11 months ago by Nonameuser678@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

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[-] morry040@kbin.social 36 points 11 months ago

If you have management that tries to push for a return, give them this article from Microsoft and request a discussion of its many points.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/worklab/work-trend-index/hybrid-work-is-just-work

WFH, particularly in 2020-2021, was the opportunity for managers to learn how to effectively manage remotely, using metrics and good planning practices. Those who failed to do so should be the ones questioned as to why they should remain as managers.

[-] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

Their problem is not that they can't manage remote work. It's that remote work is so effective that they don't need the buildings that they have invested too much money in.

[-] ajsadauskas@aus.social 14 points 11 months ago

@cosmicrookie @morry040 It's also telling how many of these same managers have never had any problems with outsourcing their manufacturing roles overseas.

Or outsourcing contact centres to India.

Or outsourcing business processes to Manila.

Or outsourcing IT work to a Silicon Valley cloud platform provider.

You can't get too much more remote than being in another country.