Hybrid Creep ! We had WFH. We had RTO. Now, meet "hybrid creep," - The idea is that a combination of carrots and sticks will encourage people to gradually increase their in-office time without explicitly telling them to do so. That means tactics like basing promotions on office attendance, or increasing surveillance of employees or Increasing layoffs.
There’s a meaningful difference between saying “we believe we’re better together” and secretly counting phones in a building.
- One is a point of view, whether it’s right or wrong.
- The other is surveillance dressed up as management.
Don’t be surprised if corporate culture collapses when leaders stop trusting adults to behave like adults.
The combination of factors seems to be working: Office attendance rates are rising steadily, even as many firms take a step back from mandates.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/hybrid-work-return-to-office-creep-af5a62b5