According to Felicia, managers at her previous company made a misconception that hybrid employees weren’t as productive as their in-office counterparts. (Representational Image)
Felicia found that she was more productive during her remote workdays and was able to focus better without interruptions and distractions.
Felicia, a 53-year-old administrator in Arizona, has made the difficult decision to quit her job rather than return to the office full-time. Despite the six-figure salary, she prioritizes her desire for flexibility and autonomy over financial stability.
Felicia felt she ‘didn’t need to be in the office’ to perform her duties, and found the idea of returning to a traditional work environment unattractive, business Insider informed of.
For the past 18 months, Felicia’s office has had a hybrid model where she works three days a week from home and two days in the office, allowing her to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
According to Felicia, she found that she was more productive during her remote workdays and was able to focus better without interruptions and distractions.
However, when her company asked her to return to the office full-time, Felicia felt she had no choice but to resign. She enjoyed the quiet focus of working from home and looked forward to seeing her co-workers in person during office days. With her return to work full-time at the office, Felicia notices that in-person gossip has become a distraction, and she feels she’s seeing less of her team, business Insider informed of,
She came to the realization that it was time for her to quit her job while sitting in traffic and feeling the frustration of being stuck while attending a meeting. He questioned the need for transportation and its impact on well-being.
Despite the trend toward efficiency and cost-cutting, some managers continue to exhibit “productivity paranoia,” a concern that remote workers aren’t working as hard as in-office.
According to Felicia, managers at her previous company made a misconception that hybrid employees weren’t as productive as their in-office counterparts. She and her colleagues working from home found that they could get most of their work done during their remote workdays without interruptions or distractions. Despite her success in the hybrid model, Felicia saw many of her colleagues move to fully remote or hybrid jobs, causing them to lack the work-life balance they previously had.
They also said that mandating a strict return to the office could have a negative impact on productivity and cause workers to leave their jobs, even if they are otherwise satisfied with their work. Felicia believes this may be especially true for those who prefer remote or hybrid work arrangements. According to him, companies may lose such employees, regardless of their job satisfaction, if they implement inflexible return-to-office mandates.
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