Working From Home

In a follow-up to my last article I’d like to point out something and that is that I see true value in the office workplace, it is not something that I want to go away. It helps foster community and trust among colleagues, but forcing people into an environment repeatedly, and long-term, does nothing for morale and it will certainly not help retention.

Granted, some workplaces (particularly call centres) expect a ridiculously high churn rate and will factor this into decision making.

Most, as I said previously, most progressive workplaces recognise that there is no going pack. WFH is here to stay, and hybrid working will achieve the best of both worlds.

Back in 2024 Nature published an article explaining exactly this point. Hybrid working improves retention, and it does not damage performance. As I am in the tech industry I see it through a particular lens, and that lens shows that location does not matter in IT. Tech workerers who work from homee are seen as having more freedom than those who have to be in the office.

Now, if you don’t care much for Nature or the NIH, how about this for pudding: The IMF agrees that Working from home is powering productivity.

We cannot go back, and nobody wants to.

If you want it, ask for it. If you don’t get it, perhaps it is time to reevaluate your current position.