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Employers beware: hybrid work weakens loyalty
As hybrid working becomes the norm, employer loyalty may diminish. If workers spend less time together, their social ties will weaken, as will their attachment to an employer.
Emma JacobsLondon | The real competition for Netflix, according to its chief executive, Reed Hastings, is not broadcasters or streaming services — but sleep. “You get a show or a movie you’re really dying to watch,” he said five years ago, “and you end up staying up late at night, so we actually compete with sleep.”
As the hybrid mix of office and remote emerges as the future of white-collar work, could employers face a similar battle? The competition for workers’ loyalty might not be industry peers but friends and family.
Financial Times
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