What Bosses Really Think About Returning to the Office
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A survey of 2,000 U.S employees who have returned to work
Most people who have returned to their jobs are happy with their career. What they like most is the fact that they can work at their own pace and get a sense of what they’re doing and what they like about their jobs. And they like that their bosses are supportive of their ideas and that they can see that their teams are working together effectively.
The bad news is that not everyone can afford to take long-term breaks from work. In fact, nearly a third of the respondents said that they took a vacation, or worked for longer than the required amount of time, in the past year. They also took time off for medical reasons. What’s more, many didn’t receive any career advice during their time off.
As the old joke goes from the New York Yankees clubhouse has it: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. And this is exactly the problem. Employers may be able to help you land a job, but they can’t help you get a promotion, or help you stay at the job you’re in. And with those, you’ll be stuck with it.
You may have thought, since you got your promotion, that you had to be working overtime. If you’re a manager, you certainly did. But some people feel that working more than the standard 40 hours a week gives them more time to spend with their family, or simply to stay out of the office.
Most employees don’t like getting their hours reduced; a 2013 Gallup survey found that only 20 percent of employees are happy with their jobs. And the longer you’ve held a job, the bigger the worry that you won’t get a promotion. In one survey, a third of former employees said they were worried about getting laid off – but
