Should office workers get paid & promoted more than remote employees?
The data points to a worrying trend: remote workers struggle with visibility, relationship building and perception of effort 💼
I've spent the last week watching travel vlogs, sitting in the sun, playing with my dog, and… oh, and working on an article for YAROOMS! A really interesting one, actually 🗞️
"What makes it so interesting, Anca?"
Well... let me share the intro with you, to start with. Here we go:
"The Wall Street Journal reports that last year, people working from home in the US were 31% less likely to be promoted than office workers. They were also less likely to receive mentoring.
To make matters worse, almost 90% of CEOs admitted that they were more likely to give preference to office workers when it comes to career-advancing projects, raises or promotions.
Still, the allure of remote work persists.
Remote workers report that they feel engaged in their job and find it easier to do focused work, manage stress, avoid distractions, and have boundaries between work and private life.
What do the leaders have to say about it, though?
We asked them what they really think about their remote workforce and, in particular, the debate about remote workers’ pay and career growth. Here’s what we found…"
See, I told you it would be interesting!
Let's just say that I found some pretty polarising opinions, and couldn’t even include them all (otherwise this would have been one of those huge articles that no one reads… except, well, me. I love them 🖐🏻)
I got answers to questions such as:
What contributes to the disparity in promotions and raises between office-based workers and remote workers?
How do perceptions of effort, visibility and relationship-building in the workplace affect the chances of promotions and raises for remote workers?
What are the potential downsides of remote work in terms of career advancement and financial gain?
How do company policies (such as Dell’s) reflect the overall trend toward remote work and its impact on career advancement?
Here’s a little context:
Dell used to be "committed to allow team members around the globe to choose the work style that best fits their lifestyle”. However, the new restrictions on fully remote workers can be interpreted as Dell discouraging people from working from home.
"For remote team members, it is important to understand the trade-offs: Career advancement, including applying to new roles in the company, will require a team member to reclassify as hybrid onsite," Dell’s memo to workers says.
And even…
What strategies can remote workers use to increase their chances of receiving promotions and raises?
Now here’s the thing – the debate over whether office workers should receive more pay and promotions than their colleagues in the field is complex and nuanced.
But the data points to a worrying trend: remote workers struggle with visibility, relationship building and perception of effort, which hinders their career advancement.
So if you're a remote worker, or even a hybrid worker (trying to be more remote than hybrid… I see you 👀) this article is for you, and it’s by far the most interesting thing I can share with you today.
(Apart from the travel vlogs and the pictures of my sitting-in-the-sun, playing-with-my-dog session… but they are on Instagram, so there’s that.)
Read it here, and get in touch with me if you need someone to work on similar content pieces for you. I heard it won’t be as warm next week, so I’d like to get busy 😉
Anca x