Enterprise transformation thought leader. Data nerd. Strategy-centric problem-solver. Outcomes-focused Delivery Executive. Territory-building Sales Executive. 20+ years SAP ecosystem experience.
New BambooHR study finds 25% of VP and C-suite executives, and 18% of HR professionals, anticipated #RTO policies would result in voluntary attrition. The study also found that 22% of HR professionals report no established organizational metrics to assess the effectiveness of RTO policies. *** As a professional who has exclusively worked remotely when not traveling since 2008 and held 100% remote roles as early as 2002, I’ve been able to craft my work day and travel schedules around my children’s school transport, sports and other extracurricular activities, important family events, and more. In parallel, I’ve worked late nights, very early mornings, weekends, and holidays to exceed role targets and be flexible to domestic and international customer and colleague time zones. Knowing a 60+ hour work week (including time at airports and on planes) is needed to achieve responsibilities in my profession, it’s hard to imagine allocating this kind of time to an in-office setting. For one, I would be massively less productive in an office setting and need to put headphones on to drown out distractions, thereby detracting from stated social "benefits" of RTO. Additionally, I would likely spend 2+ hours driving in heavy traffic every day, adding both time and frustration to my work week. I’ve always been grateful for my remote-when-not-traveling roles, and my experiences are a factor in my current #jobsearch. A hybrid in-office scenario is palatable, but with my youngest son entering his junior year of high school and an empty nest on the horizon, I won’t be missing opportunities to attend school and extracurricular events as this precious parenting time winds down. Being the #datanerd that I am, I'm excited to see this research and its findings. The study consisted of a sample size 1,504 professionals, including 504 HR professionals. Among other important findings, BambooHR researchers found that: (*) 25% of VP and C-suite executives, and 18% of HR professionals, hoped RTO mandates would result in voluntary attrition. (*) 22% of HR professionals reported that their organization has no metrics to assess the effectiveness of RTO policies. (*) 32% of managers surveyed report tracking employees as the main goal for their organization’s RTO policy. With these and other study findings, and again, as someone who strives toward #datadrivenresults, I’m not convinced of the stated objectives of RTO initiatives. Additionally, as someone who *interviews future employers* during the interview process as opposed to solely selling my potential value-add for an organization, strict, in-office mandates are a red flag. Looking forward to future studies on RTO and its effectiveness, and how employers will adapt to this and other research on the impacts and objectives of RTO policies.
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6moC-suite executives HOPING for attrition says they still don’t understand the value of the staff. It takes a team to make a corporation successful, and experienced employees either time in service are the most valuable thing a company has.