Before the pandemic, many corporate leaders believed that allowing their employees to work from home would hurt productivity. But, in many cases, the pandemic proved otherwise.
"Productivity [did not suffer] despite many companies going fully remote. Many thrived through that process and continue to hire at record pace," said Ben Wigert, director of research and strategy for workplace management at Gallup.Corporate profits, for instance, steadily rose from the second quarter of 2020 through the end of 2021, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Workplace experts warn that employers may risk losing more workers if they mandate too many days in the office.When people are asked to work on site full-time but would prefer to work hybrid or fully remote, for example, Gallup's research found that "employees experience significantly lower engagement, significantly lower well-being, significantly higher intent to leave [and] significantly higher levels of burnout.
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