[Ads-l] Hybrid work - Phrase: Hybrid guilt; Quotation: “the hell of half measures”

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Remote work increased in popularity during the pandemic. Now some
businesses have adopted a hybrid work policy. One CEO called hybrid
work “the hell of half measures”. Another executive used the phrase
“hybrid guilt”.

Website: Fortune
Article Title: ‘Hybrid guilt’ is plaguing employees, proving going to
the office part-time is the worst of both worlds
Article Subtitle: Hybrid work can leave some workers feeling guilty
working from home while their coworkers are in the office, says
GitLab's head of remote.
Author: Chloe Berger

Timestamp: August 22, 2022 3:27 PM EDT

https://fortune.com/2022/08/22/what-is-hybrid-guilt-unequal-work-arrangement/amp/

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Hybrid work has been touted as the best of both worlds, a compromise
between managers pushing for an office return and workers who don’t
want to let go of their newfound flexibility.

It’s partly why the working arrangement dominates among workers able
to work from home. But there’s a downside to this goldilocks solution,
Darren Murph, head of remote at software company GitLab tells NPR in a
recent interview: “hybrid guilt.” It’s the feeling that crops up when
remote workers feel like they should be going into the office, he
says.
[End excerpt]

Website: Washington Post
Article Title: Yelp shuts some offices doubling down on remote; CEO
calls hybrid “hell”
Article Subtitle: CEO Jeremy Stoppelman calls hybrid offices “the
worst of both worlds" as he doubles down on remote work
Author: Danielle Abril
Timestamp published: June 22, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EDT
Timestamp updated: June 23, 2022 at 2:43 p.m. EDT

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/22/yelp-shutters-offices/

[Begin excerpt]
Stoppelman acknowledged the growing popularity of hybrid policies — in
which employees work from the office part time — but called them “the
hell of half measures.”
“It’s the worst of three options,” he said.
[End excerpt]

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