Post by account_disabled on Jan 2, 2024 23:08:35 GMT -5
We offer managers a series of ideas on how to deal with these considerations. Reinventing or repurposing office life? One of the article's authors, Eliana, studied the post-bankruptcy reactions of former Lehman Brothers bankers. She found that disruptive events that profoundly change the work environment often leave people feeling lost and empty, similar to how people feel when mourning the loss of a loved one. At the very least, the shift to virtual work deprives employees of a common place to have unplanned interactions with colleagues and the vicarious learning opportunities that hosting provides.
As a senior manager at a large educational institution recently explained to us, I miss meeting people I don’t work with directly and catching up with them in the hallways. For me, it's different now. I feel like I'm missing context. It's like I don't know my coworkers that well anymore. Another employee Job Function Email List we spoke with who started a new job just days before moving to remote work told us: I'm trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I miss shadowing colleagues who had more experience. Workers around the world are grieving many aspects related to how, where and when they used to work.
A study of former Lehman Brothers employees found that faced with emptiness and loss, employees, even those on the same team, may mourn unexpected losses in different ways. Lehman Brothers employees approached post-bankruptcy working life in two very different ways. Some people, the casuals, long for the security of their old working lives. These bankers sought to revitalize their positions at Lehman Brothers by pursuing similar job opportunities, often with some of their former colleagues, and maintaining the close relationships they had developed during their time at the firm. Others, the repurposers, long for the same control over their work lives they once had.
As a senior manager at a large educational institution recently explained to us, I miss meeting people I don’t work with directly and catching up with them in the hallways. For me, it's different now. I feel like I'm missing context. It's like I don't know my coworkers that well anymore. Another employee Job Function Email List we spoke with who started a new job just days before moving to remote work told us: I'm trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing. I miss shadowing colleagues who had more experience. Workers around the world are grieving many aspects related to how, where and when they used to work.
A study of former Lehman Brothers employees found that faced with emptiness and loss, employees, even those on the same team, may mourn unexpected losses in different ways. Lehman Brothers employees approached post-bankruptcy working life in two very different ways. Some people, the casuals, long for the security of their old working lives. These bankers sought to revitalize their positions at Lehman Brothers by pursuing similar job opportunities, often with some of their former colleagues, and maintaining the close relationships they had developed during their time at the firm. Others, the repurposers, long for the same control over their work lives they once had.