Managers view remote workers as 'more easily replaceable' than in-person employees
The ability to work from home may be the mother of all perks for some workers, but others worry it could stand in the way of advancing their careers — and managers seem to share their doubts. Nearly six in 10 workers said that permanently working from home would diminish networking opportunities, according to a report published by the Society for Human Resource Management. Some 55% said that working from home also causes work relationships to suffer. Among supervisors of remote employees, more than two-thirds agree — 67% admitted that they view remote workers as “more easily replaceable” than employees who work in person. Similarly, some 42% of supervisors said they “sometimes forget about remote workers when assigning tasks,” according to the SHRM report
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