Here are the companies leading the work-from-home revolution:
, informed his employees at both companies that they can continue working from home “forever.” Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, followed with his own announcement that his employees may also work from home. Although, there was a dark underlying warning. People who move out of San Francisco to a lower-cost locationA recent Gallup poll revealed, “Now that some of these employees may be able to return to their workplace, it appears only a quarter are emotionally ready.
Corporate executives are cognizant that their employees enjoy the chance to work from home, they’re able to do their part in helping the environment and their real estate costs will drop precipitously . Critics of the work-from-home trend contend that companies will lose their identity and culture. Employees, particularly younger ones, will miss the lack of social interactions. Part of the camaraderie at work is seeing your co-workers, going out to lunch together or having a drink after work. This will be absent from the new remote environment.
This theme has been echoed by Jack Dorsey as well. Understanding that not everyone wants to work remotely and may want to break up their weekly schedule, there will be a home office to go to if they so desire. This seems like a reasonable approach to allow for interactions between workers and building social networks and friendships within the organization.
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