The Great Reshuffle and Hybrid Work

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The Great Reshuffle and Hybrid Work
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Introduction

• One apocalyptic experience changes our entire
  worldview until the next one arrives. In the last
  two years, the human race has witnessed the new
  division of human history after BC-AD Before
  Covid and PostCovid. The PostCovid world is an
  alternative reality that introduced us to a whole
  set of vocabulary hitherto unused. The Great
  Reshuffle is one such coinage handed down to us
  by the new normal. It is that moment in the
  history of work that has redefined hiring trends
  globally. Moreover, the Great Reshuffle is
  directly related to the hybrid work paradox, yet
  another postCovid phenomenon. Lets dive deep
  into these two concepts and how they have
  reshaped the whole paradigm of employment.

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The Great Reshuffle and the Hybrid Work Paradox

• Earlier in September, Microsoft made an official
  postponement of return to the office. They said
  that the company was scheduled to resume office
  work from 4th October in an earlier announcement.
  But the lurking threat of the Pandemics delta
  variant made them decide against resuming office
  work till further notice. The company also
  declared that they would allow the staff a
  months time to prepare for returning to the
  office whenever they decide to resume. Heres
  what Jared Spataro, the corporate VP of modern
  work writes, Given the uncertainty of COVID-19,
• weve decided against attempting to forecast a
  new date for a full reopening of our US work
  sites in favor of opening US work sites as soon
  as were able to do so safely based on public
  health guidance. The decision looks like a
  causal follow-up of their latest Work Trend Index
  reports, indicating that hybrid/ remote/ flexible
  work is here to stay.

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• This report was also referred to in the online
  talk The Future of Work between Microsoft CEO
  Satya Nadella and LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky.
  They introduced two concepts the Great
  Reshuffle and the hybrid work paradox to
  describe the changing trends of work.

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What is the Great Reshuffle

• To keep it simple, the Great Reshuffle is the
  shift to remorse operations for organisations.
  Let us try to understand this concept in the
  light of the Work Trens Index report. The report
  compiles the result of a survey conducted amongst
  Microsoft employees globally. Like all other
  companies, Microsoft, too, sent its employees
  home to work remotely and did remote recruitments
  in the last year. 1,60,000 of their employees
  folded to remote work in one year, and 25,000 new
  recruits were virtually onboarded. Surprisingly,
  the percentage of employees who feel included was
  90, an all-time high. The survey also indicates
  employee confidence and support from the
  reporting managers at an all-time high. Despite
  all this, there remain continued challenges to
  employee satisfaction which may make the current
  trends of hybrid work unstable. And thats where
  the hybrid work paradox is born.

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The Hybrid Work Paradox

• The Pandemic gave the whole world a push towards
  embracing hybrid work. Adopting this culture of
  flexi-working was indeed long overdue for
  improved productivity and efficiency. Though its
  complex, adapting to different work styles,
  embracing flexibility and building a culture of
  trust and smoothen the transition to hybrid work.
  The Work Trends Index report results indicate
  that 73 of the Microsoft employees wanted the
  remote work option to continue. However, 67 also
  revealed that they expected more in-person
  engagement. The shifting employee expectations
  are at cross purposes with the desired
  flexibility of remote work, creating a catch-22
  situation called the Hybrid work paradox.

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• Satya Nadella says, Our new data shows there is
  no one-size-fits-all approach to hybrid work, as
  employee expectations continue to change. The
  only way for organisations to solve for this
  complexity is to embrace flexibility across their
  entire operating model, including the ways people
  work, the places they inhabit and how they
  approach business process.

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Is Hybrid Work the Future?

• Despite the hybrid work paradox, theres no
  denying that hybrid work is the future. A
  LinkedIn survey conducted on 500 plus C-level
  employees in the US and the UK shows flexibility
  is a priority among executives. 87 of the people
  admitted they would prefer working remotely for
  most of the time
• 31 would prefer working fully remotely
• 56 would prefer a mix of half remote and half
  in-person work
• 13 want to work in-person fully

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• Similarly, remote job postings are on the rise on
  LinkedIn, growing 2.4 times from May 2020 to May
  2021. These stats clearly indicate that despite
  the paradox, remote work is the future. The
  challenge now is with the companies on how to
  better this future. Easy transition to remote
  operations, keeping track of the changing
  employee satisfaction expectations, and staying
  connected with the workforce shall do the trick.
• Organisations need to create a culture of trust
  and inclusivity to keep employees motivated.
  Remote working is indeed more productive as
  people get to work at their most productive
  hours. Constant micromanagement can be as much a
  threat as total disconnection.

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Conclusion

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