積習(xí)難改,,尤其是在工作場(chǎng)所。進(jìn)入2023年還不到一周,,一些雇主就在不知疲倦地敦促員工重返辦公室辦公,。
據(jù)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》(The Wall Street Journal)的奇普·卡特報(bào)道,先鋒集團(tuán)(Vanguard Group)和Paycom Software等公司呼吁員工遵守混合工作制,,或者加班加點(diǎn)工作,。一些員工告訴卡特,如果他們不遵守相關(guān)規(guī)則,,他們就面臨失業(yè)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn),。
他報(bào)告說(shuō),,先鋒集團(tuán)給員工發(fā)了一封電子郵件,告知他們不遵守公司規(guī)定的混合工作政策的后果,。而Paycom發(fā)布了一份備忘錄,,稱一些技術(shù)成員本該從1月開(kāi)始全職在辦公室上班。
咨詢公司AlixPartners的全球行業(yè)主管大衛(wèi)·加菲爾德告訴卡特:“現(xiàn)在有點(diǎn)像在進(jìn)行拉鋸戰(zhàn),。雇主們的日子也不好過(guò),。”
在過(guò)去的幾年里,,靈活性(在地點(diǎn)和時(shí)間方面)一直是工作場(chǎng)所的關(guān)鍵詞,。許多雇主迅速向員工提供這種待遇,以期在緊張的勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)中留住他們,。但隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的到來(lái),,并不是所有公司都像過(guò)去那樣急于默許員工的要求。
許多領(lǐng)導(dǎo)指責(zé)遠(yuǎn)程工作導(dǎo)致虧損,,認(rèn)為員工居家辦公的工作效率較低(研究表明他們想錯(cuò)了),,并在2022年開(kāi)始推出重返辦公室辦公的規(guī)定。雖然有人預(yù)測(cè),,由于房地產(chǎn)成本,,經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退將使辦公室過(guò)時(shí),但也有人認(rèn)為這將給他們帶來(lái)讓員工重返辦公桌前辦公的籌碼,。
2020年新冠疫情開(kāi)始時(shí),,員工們告別了辦公室里的搖頭娃娃,,沒(méi)有想到他們會(huì)在居家辦公時(shí)和沙發(fā)開(kāi)始一段長(zhǎng)期關(guān)系,。自新冠疫苗于2021年春季推出以來(lái),公司一次又一次地嘗試讓員工重返辦公室辦公,,但由于新冠病毒變體和員工對(duì)被迫重返辦公室辦公的強(qiáng)烈不滿而遭到挫敗,。無(wú)論是舉辦音樂(lè)會(huì)、送禮品,,還是采取威脅解雇等更強(qiáng)硬的策略,,雇主們都使出渾身解數(shù)來(lái)讓員工重返辦公室辦公。
根據(jù)安全公司Kastle Systems的數(shù)據(jù),,2022年年初,,辦公室入駐率剛剛超過(guò)23%,該公司追蹤員工考勤打卡系統(tǒng)模式,。到4月的第一周,,辦公室入駐率躍升至43%,在春季和夏季的大部分時(shí)間里,,這一比例基本保持不變,。
但這一比例對(duì)許多公司來(lái)說(shuō)仍然較低,,它們?cè)噲D把勞動(dòng)節(jié)作為最后期限——蘋(píng)果(Apple)、Peloton和康卡斯特(Comcast)等公司再次召集員工重返辦公室辦公,。辦公室入駐率略有上升,,超過(guò)47%,這是自新冠疫情開(kāi)始以來(lái)的最高水平,,并且在整個(gè)秋季都徘徊在這一水平,。
但一些首席執(zhí)行官對(duì)重返辦公室辦公的阻力越來(lái)越不耐煩?!拔艺J(rèn)為每位成功的首席執(zhí)行官,,包括我自己,都厭倦了所有的抱怨,?!蔽挥诩~約的投資公司First Level Capital的首席執(zhí)行官邁克爾·弗里德曼在2022年11月對(duì)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》說(shuō),并表示埃隆·馬斯克對(duì)推特(Twitter)運(yùn)營(yíng)和重返辦公室辦公的強(qiáng)硬態(tài)度代表了一些高管的不耐煩態(tài)度,。
因此,,2022年成為一場(chǎng)“重返辦公室辦公”之爭(zhēng),在這場(chǎng)斗爭(zhēng)中,,員工和雇主輪流占上風(fēng),。先鋒集團(tuán)和Paycom以及LifePro Financial Services等公司在新的一年里實(shí)施新的辦公室規(guī)定,這表明,,除非辦公室人流量遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)50%,,否則領(lǐng)導(dǎo)是不會(huì)滿意的。
這一切都意味著這場(chǎng)斗爭(zhēng)還沒(méi)有結(jié)束,,所以要做好準(zhǔn)備,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
積習(xí)難改,尤其是在工作場(chǎng)所,。進(jìn)入2023年還不到一周,,一些雇主就在不知疲倦地敦促員工重返辦公室辦公。
據(jù)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》(The Wall Street Journal)的奇普·卡特報(bào)道,,先鋒集團(tuán)(Vanguard Group)和Paycom Software等公司呼吁員工遵守混合工作制,,或者加班加點(diǎn)工作。一些員工告訴卡特,,如果他們不遵守相關(guān)規(guī)則,,他們就面臨失業(yè)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。
他報(bào)告說(shuō),,先鋒集團(tuán)給員工發(fā)了一封電子郵件,,告知他們不遵守公司規(guī)定的混合工作政策的后果。而Paycom發(fā)布了一份備忘錄,,稱一些技術(shù)成員本該從1月開(kāi)始全職在辦公室上班,。
咨詢公司AlixPartners的全球行業(yè)主管大衛(wèi)·加菲爾德告訴卡特:“現(xiàn)在有點(diǎn)像在進(jìn)行拉鋸戰(zhàn),。雇主們的日子也不好過(guò)?!?/p>
在過(guò)去的幾年里,,靈活性(在地點(diǎn)和時(shí)間方面)一直是工作場(chǎng)所的關(guān)鍵詞。許多雇主迅速向員工提供這種待遇,,以期在緊張的勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)中留住他們,。但隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的到來(lái),并不是所有公司都像過(guò)去那樣急于默許員工的要求,。
許多領(lǐng)導(dǎo)指責(zé)遠(yuǎn)程工作導(dǎo)致虧損,,認(rèn)為員工居家辦公的工作效率較低(研究表明他們想錯(cuò)了),并在2022年開(kāi)始推出重返辦公室辦公的規(guī)定,。雖然有人預(yù)測(cè),,由于房地產(chǎn)成本,經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退將使辦公室過(guò)時(shí),,但也有人認(rèn)為這將給他們帶來(lái)讓員工重返辦公桌前辦公的籌碼,。
2020年新冠疫情開(kāi)始時(shí),員工們告別了辦公室里的搖頭娃娃,,沒(méi)有想到他們會(huì)在居家辦公時(shí)和沙發(fā)開(kāi)始一段長(zhǎng)期關(guān)系,。自新冠疫苗于2021年春季推出以來(lái),公司一次又一次地嘗試讓員工重返辦公室辦公,,但由于新冠病毒變體和員工對(duì)被迫重返辦公室辦公的強(qiáng)烈不滿而遭到挫敗,。無(wú)論是舉辦音樂(lè)會(huì)、送禮品,,還是采取威脅解雇等更強(qiáng)硬的策略,,雇主們都使出渾身解數(shù)來(lái)讓員工重返辦公室辦公。
根據(jù)安全公司Kastle Systems的數(shù)據(jù),,2022年年初,,辦公室入駐率剛剛超過(guò)23%,該公司追蹤員工考勤打卡系統(tǒng)模式,。到4月的第一周,辦公室入駐率躍升至43%,,在春季和夏季的大部分時(shí)間里,,這一比例基本保持不變。
但這一比例對(duì)許多公司來(lái)說(shuō)仍然較低,,它們?cè)噲D把勞動(dòng)節(jié)作為最后期限——蘋(píng)果(Apple),、Peloton和康卡斯特(Comcast)等公司再次召集員工重返辦公室辦公。辦公室入駐率略有上升,,超過(guò)47%,,這是自新冠疫情開(kāi)始以來(lái)的最高水平,,并且在整個(gè)秋季都徘徊在這一水平。
但一些首席執(zhí)行官對(duì)重返辦公室辦公的阻力越來(lái)越不耐煩,?!拔艺J(rèn)為每位成功的首席執(zhí)行官,包括我自己,,都厭倦了所有的抱怨,。”位于紐約的投資公司First Level Capital的首席執(zhí)行官邁克爾·弗里德曼在2022年11月對(duì)《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》說(shuō),,并表示埃隆·馬斯克對(duì)推特(Twitter)運(yùn)營(yíng)和重返辦公室辦公的強(qiáng)硬態(tài)度代表了一些高管的不耐煩態(tài)度,。
因此,2022年成為一場(chǎng)“重返辦公室辦公”之爭(zhēng),,在這場(chǎng)斗爭(zhēng)中,,員工和雇主輪流占上風(fēng)。先鋒集團(tuán)和Paycom以及LifePro Financial Services等公司在新的一年里實(shí)施新的辦公室規(guī)定,,這表明,,除非辦公室人流量遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)50%,否則領(lǐng)導(dǎo)是不會(huì)滿意的,。
這一切都意味著這場(chǎng)斗爭(zhēng)還沒(méi)有結(jié)束,,所以要做好準(zhǔn)備。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Old habits die hard, especially in the workplace. Not even a full week into 2023, some bosses are continuing to push tirelessly for a return to the office.
Companies like Vanguard Group and Paycom Software are calling on their workers to heed by their hybrid schedules or to come into the office on extra days, reports The Wall Street Journal’s Chip Cutter. Some workers told him that their jobs are on the line if they don’t comply.
Vanguard, he reported, emailed employees about not complying with the company’s outlined hybrid policy. And Paycom sent out a memo stating that some tech members were supposed to work in the office full-time beginning in January.
“There’s a little bit of a tug-of-war going on right now,” David Garfield, global head of industries at consulting firm AlixPartners, told Cutter. “Employers are not having an easy time of it.”
Flexibility (in terms of both location and hours) has been the word of the workplace over the past couple of years. Many bosses were quick to offer it to workers in hopes of retaining them in a tight labor market. But as a recession hovers ahead, not all companies are as eager to acquiesce to employee demands as they once were.
Many leaders blamed remote work for hurting their bottom line, arguing that workers were less productive from home (studies show they’re wrong), and began rolling out return-to-office mandates in 2022. While some predicted that the economic downturn would make the office obsolete due to the cost of real estate, others are banking that it will give them leverage in bringing workers back to their desks.
When the pandemic began in 2020, workers said goodbye to their office bobbleheads, not imagining that they’d begin a long-term relationship with their couch while they worked from home. Since COVID vaccines rolled out in the spring of 2021, companies have tried and tried again to bring the office back, only to be thwarted by coronavirus variants and workers up in arms about being forced to return. Whether it was offering concerts and swag or implementing more hardline tactics like threatening jobs, employers pulled out all the stops to get employees back where they wanted them.
Office occupancy stood at just over 23% at the start of 2022, according to security company Kastle Systems, which tracks patterns in employee key-card entry systems. That jumped to 43% office occupancy by the first week of April, where it roughly remained through much of the spring and summer.
But it still wasn’t enough for companies, which tried to make Labor Day the final deadline—once again, the likes of Apple, Peloton, and Comcast called workers back. Office occupancy saw a slight uptick to more than 47%, the highest it had been since the start of the pandemic and where it hovered around all fall.
But some CEOs have grown increasingly impatient with return-to-office pushback. “I think every successful CEO, including myself, is tired of all the whining,” Michael Friedman, chief executive of the New York investment firm First Level Capital, told the Journal in November 2022, speaking of how Elon Musk’s hardline on Twitter’s operations and return to work represented some executives’ impatience.
2022 thus became a return-to-office battle, in which the upper hand was often passed back and forth between workers and bosses. That Vanguard and Paycom, among other companies like LifePro Financial Services, are implementing or enforcing new office mandates in the new year indicates that leaders won’t be happy until in-office foot traffic tips well over 50%.
It all means the battle isn’t over yet, so get suited up.