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Trust and support are fundamental to motivating your team to do well at work.
At times, these punishments are beyond ludicrous.
And some management decisions specifically discriminate against remote workers.
Scroll down for the full story, as well as the internets reactions.
Youll find our full interview with them as you read on.
When I first got the voicemail I was honestly a little confused.
According to the OP, proper support in a workplace ought to be based on recognition and reward.
This is actually what their place of work used to focus on quite a bit in the recent past.
Back then, their workforce was very motivated and happy.
As those incentive programs have slowly been rolled back, most people have stopped going above and beyond.
Redditor u/SpecterGygax told us that there isnt just one single reason for this.
I doubt most bosses are doing so maliciously.
Weve all had bosses like that, even before these new trends of mouse trackers and keyloggers.
Im sure the work from home model doesnt help this particular issue either.
They want frequent updates about tiny details.
Theyre unwilling to delegate tasks because they believe they can do things better themselves.
And if they do delegate, they might venture to fix their colleagues work.
Micromanagers also tend to be obsessed with documentation and detailed reports.
Whats more, theyll feel awful if theyre not included in work decisions.
If someone lashes out at others when they lose control, they might be a huge micromanager.
And fourth, the author pointed out how they often work overtime and skip their breaks as well.
This shows how inflexible some managers are when it comes to remote work.
Managers who dont prioritize it can end up losing some of those talented employees.
They want their staff to work every single second of the workday, without downtime.
This is ludicrous for a few reasons.
On top of that, it fosters mutual mistrust.
Moreover, these managers completely ignore the reality of how work gets done.
Research shows that the average worker is productive for less than 3 hours per workday.
Or, to put it more simply, people get tired quite quickly.
In other words, someone who works at the office may not be more productive than someone working remotely.
There are plenty of distractions (including necessary restroom breaks) for everyone.
Of course, this doesnt mean that there arent some bad actors out there.
Some workers can and do abuse the WFH system to their advantage, pretending to work while getting paid.
Remote and hybrid work are great systems, so long as everyone plays by the agreed-upon rules.
These rules have to make sense.
Most employees probably dont want to be threatened for going to the restroom.
If theres a genuine issue with productivity and effort, bosses definitely need to address it.
However, these requirements have to be fair and grounded.
Sanctioning someone for being offline for a few minutes is neither of those things.
And these bosses might soon find their most hard-working and talented employees jumping ship and sailing for greener pastures.
Heres how the Antiwork online community reacted to the story.
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