A dark side to workplace flexibility
With the rise of remote working — made possible by messaging apps such as Slack — often comes the expectation of being available 24/7. In a now viral LinkedIn post, advertising executive Ian Sohn laments the fact that the workplace has become “infantilized,” and a place where “we don’t trust adults to make the right decisions ... constant connectivity/availability (or even the perception of it) has become a valued skill.” What's your take on his post? Share your thoughts below.
Product Management Professional | Developer of Leaders
It takes a lot of courage to speak out and bring light to this subject. We've reached a point in society, now, where -- if you don't have a social media presence, some people immediately assume you have something to hide. I remember seeing Twitter for the first time in 2007. I was at a tech conference in San Francisco. They had a large screen that captured tweets via hashtag and displayed them. The first tweet I ever saw read, "Eating a Snickers bar, planning my next move". I turned to a colleague and said, "Why would I ever want anyone to know that?". But look where we are now. You aren't just you anymore -- you are your "brand". There is so much tied up in what you've written here that speaks to the problems of where we are on this as a society. We're all constantly trying to prove our value. Social media just exacerbates this, often in the worst ways. It is going to take courage like this from leaders like you to give people back their lives. Thank you!