If after 3 years of a pandemic, a manager is unable to achieve success with remote employees, that manager is failing and should be let go.
I led a team on two continents at my last company, and my CEO had the nerve to tell us that RTO was so we could “get the crucial face to face time that ensures cooperation and efficiency”
Face to face. With Europe. From Ohio. Okay.
She could’ve just told us she has no idea how to function in a remote environment, but Forbes articles about how our company’s value was “deteriorating rapidly” was a big enough clue.