November 7, 2017
Over half of remote workers say their colleagues don’t treat them equally
Over half (52 percent) of people who work remotely feel their colleagues don’t treat them equally, claims a new study. Working remotely has become a highly sought-after job perk and having the flexibility to live and work where you please, regardless of corporate headquarters, often draws people to take one job over another. But a survey from VitalSmarts produced by David Maxfield and Joseph Grenny, authors of the bestsellers Crucial conversations and Crucial Accountability, found that remote employees have a significantly harder time with a number of workplace challenges than their onsite colleagues. 67 percent of remote employees complained that colleagues didn’t fight for their priorities compared 59 percent of onsite employees. 41 percent of remote employees believed colleagues say bad things about them behind their back compared to 31 percent of onsite employees and 64 percent of remote employees had changes made to a project without warning vs. 58 percent of onsite employees. Over a third (35 percent) of remote employees thought colleagues were lobbying against them vs. 26 percent of onsite employees.
October 20, 2017
Seven workplace stories we think you should read this week (apart from ours)
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Technology, Workplace design
Automation and Artificial Intelligence bullshit
Science in the gig economy
The seven deadly sins of AI predictions
The flight of people back to the suburbs
The changing psychology of the workplace
The rock and roll workplace