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Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it::Although some bosses have recognized the benefits of workplace flexibility, many are still hesitant to adopt remote work permanently.

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[-] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 156 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Summarized: micro managing remote workers is harder, and that's apparently a bad thing according to CEOs.

People will really do such incredible mental gymnastics to avoid actually learning how to quantify business value. If you don't know how to measure the value an employee has brought to your company, you don't deserve the title of CEO, as that's pretty much your job.

[-] Gregorech@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

My job for years was building maintenance. From doing it on my own at small places to leading teams. One of the last places I worked at was a theme restaurant that had me and a part time person. The job started at 4am so I would be out of the way before they started serving guests. I had a great boss that was moved to another location, after 3 years, the new boss hated me he constantly asked me to prove my work, told me straight out that he couldn't quantify my labor cost. The first meeting we had he told me straight out that he didn't understand the position and didn't know why I was there. Needless to say I was fired after 4 months with him.

[-] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Fixing things before they break? What an alien concept

[-] Gregorech@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Where my wife works they don't fund the maintenance department, instead they put a maintenance expense in everyone else's budget and make facilities bill them like they are an outside contractor. Stupidest business model.

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