BBC: The double standard of the return-to-office

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Period7 Jun 2022

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  • TitleThe double standard of the return-to-office
    Media name/outletBBC Worklife
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date7/06/22
    DescriptionWhile Sneha’s bosses have claimed a lack of space is keeping them home, others might say they don’t need to come into the office as they are doing different, more high-level work. “They’ll say they don't need to see customers, clients or patients because they are senior, and they look at strategy and policy [instead],” says Cary Cooper, a professor of organisational psychology and health at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK.“But it's not leading by example, is it?”

    There is also the possibility that some managers see choosing to work from home as a benefit of seniority that their reports don’t share. “Some bosses believe they have the right given that they’re in a leadership role,” says Cooper. “That entitles them to decide for themselves what they do and what other people do.”
    URLhttps://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220602-the-double-standard-of-the-return-to-office?ocid=global_worklife_rss
    PersonsCary Cooper

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