The Great Resignation

I wrote in a previous email that there would be an interesting power dynamic that would unfold between the employer and the employees that refuse to go back into the office.

I’m slowly beginning to see it take place.

LinkedIn is calling it the “Great Resignation.” The community is writing about it with gusto. I’m watching hiring managers openly talk about how they would fight back if they were called to go back into the office.

It makes me want to go back to my notes and older posts on promotions for remote workers.

Remote employees have a much tougher time landing promotions of any kind, (even, surprisingly, performance-based promotions).

And, when given the choice, we have evidence that remote-based employees will return to the workplace to stay positioned for promotion opportunities.

It makes me wonder - what’s going to happen in a few years when those refusing to go back into the office start getting that itch to move up the corporate ladder?

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