Return-to-office orders look like a way for elite, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees
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White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.

Return-to-office orders look like a way for rich, work-obsessed CEOs to grab power back from employees::White-collar workers temporarily enjoyed unprecedented power during the pandemic to decide where and how they worked.

  • @ArbiterXero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35•10 months ago

    A lot of that control is about perceived obedience and perceived productivity.

    In many areas you’ll find that ACTUAL productivity matters far less than perceived productivity.

    And it’s easier to perceived productivity when you can walk a floor and see people work as you walk by.

    • @eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      14•10 months ago

      This is 100% true and I had to learn it the hard way; perception matters just as much, if not more than getting the job done.

      • @Konman72@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5•10 months ago

        “When you look annoyed all the time, people think that you’re busy.”

        • George Costanza

        I’ve lived by this advice my whole career and it’s never failed me.