While there have been people working remotely for years, the concept of a distributed workforce never became a widespread and mainstream thing until governments mandated all but the most essential workers to work from home, to avoid catching and spreading the COVID-19 virus. Once governments loosened restrictions and normal business resumed, many employers wanted their employees to return to the office.
However, by then, the genie was already out of the bottle. Employees realized that they could be just as effective, if not better, while working from home. In fact, global labor productivity surged in 2020, data from the International Labor Organization showed. Employees now knew that they could perform their jobs effectively without having to wake up earlier and endure terrible commute conditions. Many employees are now resistant to return to the office full-time, and there is a tug-of-war between them and the management.
According to Jon Arnold, independent technology analyst and principal of J Arnold & Associates, many companies that brute-forced their employees back to the office experienced decreased productivity and morale.
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