Future of Work Roundup: August 26
A look at “quiet quitting,” plus some stats on how too many meetings are bumming us out.
This week’s Future of Work Roundup looks at the drama around hybrid work practices, from the potential fallout with Elon Musk & Co. to the folks who prioritize work freedom over money.
After Elon Musk announced that his employees need to shape up (head into the office) or ship out (find another job), Amazon said, “We got you, boo.”
Well, well, well… how the tables have turned.
The bottom line: RTO policies, generally publicly available information, are a hot datapoint in the war for talent. And, maybe, a tactic to control headcount.
If you’re a Tesla employee and thinking about quitting because you don’t want to work in an office 40-hours a week, the decision may just be made for you.
Perhaps you should respond to that Amazon recruiter.
The bottom line: Coupled with last week’s RTO news, Musk’s casual comments raise a lot of questions: What does he know that we don’t? Is he giving a not-so-subtle nudge to his people that they need to leave asap? Or, is he just a big-ego billionaire trying to stir up some drama for attention?
Well now that we’re all adequately shook up, here’s some food for thought: would you rather take a pay cut or return to an office?
Makes me queasy just thinking about it.
The bottom line: Our normal way of working has shifted, and hybrid work is here to stay – meaning that we’re realizing that money talks, but the freedom of hybrid work talks much louder.
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