A new study from BambooHR surveyed 1,504 full-time US employees about remote work.
Overall, this survey found a connection between remote work and office downsizing.
A quarter of executives and a fifth of HR professionals hoped RTO mandates would result in staff leaving.
Specifically, one out of four VP and C-suite executives polled said they “hoped for voluntary turnover as one result of their push to end remote work.”
37% of managers and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO.
Nearly the same number thought their management wanted employees back in the office to monitor them more closely.
According to the report, most employees feel the need to demonstrate productivity.
For more than a third of employees means being seen socializing and moving around the office. That recurring need to be visible may actually be harming productivity.
42% of employees who responded to the survey said they show up solely to be seen by bosses and managers.
Remote employees and in-office employees both report spending around two hours of every day not working.
Additionally, 28% of remote workers polled said that they were afraid they’d be laid off before their in-office coworkers were.
