6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled.
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@Natasha_Jay interesting research!
...but what about someone (like me?) who just likes to see other real humans in the same real world?
I've done "home-office" looong before that even became an official term. I wouldn't object remote work (love it) - but I also feel that seeing and meeting co-workers *for real* keeps me mentally happy, more productive and I enjoy my "together in the office" days!
️@p3ter @Natasha_Jay It should be completely voluntary.
What I experienced when it was, before the RTO mandate, was that the 10% of extroverts that actually went into the office kept complaining that "the office was so empty", giving an excuse to the narcissist(s) at the top to argue morale was low (it wasn't for 90% of the workforce), productivity was down (it was up 25%) and force everyone back.
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
Not at all surprised. I worked in local government and the responses to the pandemic and later RTO varied widely between office and organizations. After a while you got a feel for which areas had a dysfunctional culture/leadership. Very much driven by the top.
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
@Natasha_Jay
I wish I had been able to post the link to this study in the all-staff Slack channel right before my last day at work.The president of the company, daughter of the founder, had ordered everyone back to office in late 2021.
Employees mostly worked in cubicles. I wore a mask all day. Her spacious office with a view was located down a hall, away from contagious employees.
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
@Natasha_Jay I have an employee that is a desktop support technician, he fixes your laptop when you bring it in, it’s not a role that can be done remotely. We have 100’s of employees that work in the field or remotely, but they need a place to bring their tech when they need help. Does that make me a narcissist?
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@Natasha_Jay Truth. And the Air Force is full of them.
I once worked on a project at SAC trying to eliminate tennis shoe transfers between machines back in the day. The generals were against it because they didn't want to lose their commands over the people who did the tape transfers.
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
I worked in a heavily unionized environment and union stewards, who are some of the most braggart people you will ever meet, were largely uninterested in remote work issues.
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@Natasha_Jay I have an employee that is a desktop support technician, he fixes your laptop when you bring it in, it’s not a role that can be done remotely. We have 100’s of employees that work in the field or remotely, but they need a place to bring their tech when they need help. Does that make me a narcissist?
@gunthr @Natasha_Jay By constructing this straw man, yeah probably.
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Working from home works
UBI works
Reduced length work weeks workThere’s absolutely no reason not to transition to these models, it’s just narcissistic leaders and their boot lickers standing in the way.
@a I don’t know if it’s worth saying, but “work from home” really doesn’t by itself necessarily work. A *ton* of people in the U.S. are in financial ruin. I imagine many of these folks do Not have the ability to create a good workspace at home (pay for their own extra devices, have the floor area, etc.) or buy lattes/food at a cafe
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
@Natasha_Jay
Interesting point. But I would like to know if the study looked at things like the type of business, security needs, and the kind of work people do. Could these things also affect why some companies ask people to return to the office? -
@a I don’t know if it’s worth saying, but “work from home” really doesn’t by itself necessarily work. A *ton* of people in the U.S. are in financial ruin. I imagine many of these folks do Not have the ability to create a good workspace at home (pay for their own extra devices, have the floor area, etc.) or buy lattes/food at a cafe
@tsyum Delete where inappropriate for you applies for sure.
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
@Natasha_Jay I hope this holds up to replication, because that is perfect *chef kiss*
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
@Natasha_Jay
'WAAH! You can't adore me from your home.' Where the hell they get "higher opinions of themselves" is an absolute mystery.
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6 years of research: "The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism—the tendency to be self-centered & entitled. The higher the opinions of themselves leaders expressed, the more they coveted power and status—& the more they favored return-to-office mandates."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597826000300
@Natasha_Jay I think the pandemic helped prove we don't need a lot of those "managers".
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