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Originally Posted by the urban politician
^ I see that happening as well.
Why do I have a funny feeling that we will see a gender divide over this? I see more women, particularly moms with kids, working from home (and hence putting off their career advancement) while we will see more men plowing into the office.
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It seems pretty clear to me: The folks looking to climb the corporate ladder are going to be in the office and the fewer competitors they see there, the happier they will be. The seat warmers will spend as much time as they can at home. And yeah, the folks answering your customer service call for minimum wage may be on their own couch but niether they nor the company really see that as a career.
My guess is people will gradually drift back into the office more and more as they figure out who’s getting promoted and who’s getting more responsibility and pats on the back from the boss. They may never be required to spend much time there but will figure out it’s career enhancing. And the era of the Zoom meeting may pass as well. Jamie Dimon also said he’s looking forward to cancelling all his.
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After more than a year of working virtually during the pandemic, executives in banking and technology are pushing back on the idea that workers should be able to do their jobs entirely from home in the coming months. Though some said they expect more flexible work arrangements to endure going forward, they say there are clear signs of burnout in an era of nonstop video calls.
Eric Yuan, the CEO of Zoom, told a virtual audience of The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit Tuesday that he had personally experienced Zoom fatigue. On one day last year, he said he had 19 Zoom meetings in a row.
“I’m so tired of that,” Mr. Yuan said, adding that he no longer books back-to-back Zoom calls. “I do have meeting fatigue.”
Like many companies, Zoom is planning an eventual return to its offices, Mr. Yuan said. Zoom’s employees will most likely be asked to come into an office two days a week, and work from home the rest of the time, he said . . . .
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-th...ue-11620151459