The Future of Remote Work: Are Hybrid Models Here to Stay?

I often say that a good manager can manage a remote and on-site team I see a big movement back to the office because the managers can't have visibility of the team's work. These managers want to control work hours because they can't set goals. I have worked remotely since 2008 and for me, it is different if the team is in the office or anywhere in the world. "What is agreed is not expensive". This sentence summarizes how I manage my team

Hello, I think that hybrid work is here to stay, but it will require companies to be thoughtful and intentional in how they implement it. By addressing the challenges and leveraging the benefits of this model, I believe that companies can create a workplace that is both productive and fulfilling for employees.

I think remote and hybrid are definitely here to stay. At least for those folks who have figured out how to collaborate in a fairly disparate and geographically distributed setting, this is the way to go. It brings so many brilliant minds that nobody would have otherwise had access to.

Hybrid model is here to stay 🙌. It gives employees more peace because everyone has different work preferences. Some people like being in the office, while others prefer working from home. Hybrid work lets you have the best of both worlds!

It has become a new norm and companies have accepted it.

Hybrid models have become increasingly popular. It's likely that hybrid models of work are here to stay. Even as the pandemic subsides, many employees have grown accustomed to the flexibility and convenience of remote work, and many employers have recognized the benefits of allowing their workforce to work from home at least part of the time.

I'm not sure if hybrid work is the future, but it will depend significantly on the type of company and what they do. In my particular case, where I work, we are 100% dedicated to software development, but we try to get together twice a year to strengthen our culture.

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Certainly hope so Feel more productive with hybrid

It's a mix. Many companies will adopt to be fully remote. Others will try hybrid. It's looking like more of the larger companies are trying to force people back, but still approaching as a hybrid model. Time will tell, but there's a lot of variables that go into hybrid, such as actual desk arrangements, who goes in when, did that person move out of state, etc. I think over time, more will realize there's a lot of barriers with hybrid and will be a forcing function to do one or the other.

If you need time to focus on yourself and have clear goals and scope of work, I think remote work is for you. However, I think it has its limitations in a startup where communication with coworkers is important.

With AI causing many companies to lay off employees, there won't be any work left for the general public in the future.

Hello! I think that this area will remain popular forever. Why? Because people can gather like this from different parts of the world. For example, you own your own company, and the choice of employees for remote work is much wider than for offline work. There are pluses and minuses, but there are more pluses. Thanks for letting me answer your question.

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I think saying Hybrid Model as "The Future of Remote Work" is a bit sharp statement. Companies that were working fully remote will most likely to stay the same because those companies were working fully remote before the pandemic outbreak. Companies that couldn't adapt fully remote work is switching to Hybrid Model. I would say there won't be one same working model for all companies but we'll see more hybrid models in the future because of remote work's downsides such as FOMO or isolation.

I think its prevalence will definitely increase. I can no longer imagine a working life without a hybrid model.

I think for Diversity and Inclusion hybrid work can be dangerous. Like if you are hiring solely remote but they have to be within the San Francisco area then you are still hiring a type of people and likely not diversifying. Also, in my opinion, hybrid work models are really being used to help management feel like they still have control over day to day. It's a trust issue and one that stems from years of middle management roaming the halls peeking into alcoves to check on their team.

Even before the pandemic, many companies were slowly shifting towards remote work, and the pandemic has only accelerated this trend. And I think Hybrid models can be particularly attractive for companies seeking to attract and retain talent in today's competitive job market.

For sure, and I think those companies that allow work from anywhere will have an upper hand in getting the top tier employees. I know some really love the hybrid model but I think it's way more valuable to work remote and then join a coworking space based on your location, rather than choosing your job based on your location.

I hope they are. There are tasks that I prefer to do from wherever it is convenient for me, but there are cases when I'd love to sit together with my colleagues. There is value for me in working side by side, even if it does not imply any interaction. Presence is valuable itself: I like the sense of working side by side. All these small talks, spontaneous interactions, and ideas you come up with next to a coffee machine can hardly be achievable in the remote regime.