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“95后”为何最不愿意回办公室坐班

“95后”为何最不愿意回办公室坐班

Megan Leonhardt 2021-09-10
新冠病毒对年轻人的健康威胁并非很大,但“95后”却是最不愿意回到办公室上班的群体。

很多美国公司原本计划在今年秋天恢复通勤上班,不过由于种种原因,不少企业推迟了这一计划,或者是选择了“通勤+在家”的混合办公模式,一些劳动者也因此得以延长了在家工作的日子。

很多“95后”的年轻人都长舒了一口气,因为他们都不希望回到办公室上班。据哈里斯民意调查机构(Harris Poll)最近的一项调查显示,虽然与年长的员工相比,新冠病毒对年轻人的健康威胁并非很大,但“95后”却是最不愿意回到办公室上班的群体。

大约有三分之一的年轻员工承认,他们对重返工作岗位感到不舒服。相比之下,只有大约四分之一的“85后”和“65”,以及31%的“婴儿潮一代”会对恢复全日制坐班感到不舒服。

很多时候,“95后”不愿意回归办公室,并非是出于健康和安全的顾虑。很多“95后”的第一份正式工作就是从在家办公开始的,因此他们才对办公室的环境感到不适应。比如23岁的哈桑·穆斯特法今年夏天已经辞去了他的IT工作,因为他的老板要求他从6月初开始必须到办公室上班,而且只提前几周通知了他。

穆斯特法告诉《财富》杂志:“我和我的同事完全被打了个措手不及。”虽然10个月前他被这家公司聘用的时候,他就知道早晚有一天得到公司去坐班,但穆斯特法表示,公司当时承诺了可以选择“通勤+在家”的混合办公,而且有任何变动会尽早通知。但是真到了那个时候,公司压根不跟你谈混合办公的事情,而且公司要求他三周后必须上班。这就意味着在三个星期之内,他必须把家从丹佛搬回亚特兰大,因为他在新冠疫情期间一直住在丹佛。

在他准备返回的前一周,公司突然又说,他最晚能够推迟到8月底来上班。这一变化让穆斯特法心情更加沮丧,因为它让情况变得更加难以预测。穆斯特法没有继续收拾行李,而是在佐治亚州的黑人立法党团(Legislative Black Caucus)找了一份可以混合办公的工作。虽然他目前已经回到办公室工作了,但他一周只需要在公司上两天的班。

穆斯特法称:“最好的一点是,我的经理是很透明的,如果我不喜欢做什么事情,她也不会逼迫我。在她看来,安全绝对是第一位的。”

在体验了成功的混合办公模式后,穆斯特法指出,他现在已经不指望找一份在办公室里全天坐班的工作了。“上大学的时候,我曾经以为自己会一直待在办公室里。而现在,我觉得自己永远不会从事一周五天待在办公室里的工作了。到目前为止,我的整个职业生涯基本上都是基于线上办公的。”

在线就业市场ZipreCruiter的劳动经济学家朱莉娅·波拉克指出,“95后”正在进入一个传统规范被颠覆的就业市场。这可能会影响到他们当前和未来的职业目标,以及他们在找工作时看重的一些特质。

针对这种情况,一些企业也在做出调整。波拉克称,起初,企业招聘远程工作岗位,只是紧急时期的一种临时性安排。但是过去几个月,提供永久性远程工作岗位的招聘信息大幅增加。波拉克认为:“看起来,很多公司现在终于做出了决定——返回办公室上班的日期推迟得越久,就会有越来越多的公司朝着这个方向发展。”

今年秋天,很多公司也将继续采用灵活工作制。普华永道(PwC)最近的一项调查显示,大约18%的公司计划在今年秋季采用混合办公制。另有18%的公司选择了一部分人全日制坐班,一部分人混合办公。还有19%的公司计划在今年秋天让员工全部回来坐班。

穆斯特法说:“我也明白大家面对面办公的价值,但时代已经变了,企业也需要顺势而为。我已经证明了我能够在家做我的工作,我也已经证明了我可以在任何地方做我的工作。”

“我离开前一家公司的原因之一,就是我觉得他们没有改变。” 他继续说道:“感觉好像他们只想回到老样子,回到以前的‘正常状态’,但是我们已经进入了一个‘新常态’,它不会回到原来的样子了。”(财富中文网)

译者:朴成奎

很多美国公司原本计划在今年秋天恢复通勤上班,不过由于种种原因,不少企业推迟了这一计划,或者是选择了“通勤+在家”的混合办公模式,一些劳动者也因此得以延长了在家工作的日子。

很多“95后”的年轻人都长舒了一口气,因为他们都不希望回到办公室上班。据哈里斯民意调查机构(Harris Poll)最近的一项调查显示,虽然与年长的员工相比,新冠病毒对年轻人的健康威胁并非很大,但“95后”却是最不愿意回到办公室上班的群体。

大约有三分之一的年轻员工承认,他们对重返工作岗位感到不舒服。相比之下,只有大约四分之一的“85后”和“65”,以及31%的“婴儿潮一代”会对恢复全日制坐班感到不舒服。

很多时候,“95后”不愿意回归办公室,并非是出于健康和安全的顾虑。很多“95后”的第一份正式工作就是从在家办公开始的,因此他们才对办公室的环境感到不适应。比如23岁的哈桑·穆斯特法今年夏天已经辞去了他的IT工作,因为他的老板要求他从6月初开始必须到办公室上班,而且只提前几周通知了他。

穆斯特法告诉《财富》杂志:“我和我的同事完全被打了个措手不及。”虽然10个月前他被这家公司聘用的时候,他就知道早晚有一天得到公司去坐班,但穆斯特法表示,公司当时承诺了可以选择“通勤+在家”的混合办公,而且有任何变动会尽早通知。但是真到了那个时候,公司压根不跟你谈混合办公的事情,而且公司要求他三周后必须上班。这就意味着在三个星期之内,他必须把家从丹佛搬回亚特兰大,因为他在新冠疫情期间一直住在丹佛。

在他准备返回的前一周,公司突然又说,他最晚能够推迟到8月底来上班。这一变化让穆斯特法心情更加沮丧,因为它让情况变得更加难以预测。穆斯特法没有继续收拾行李,而是在佐治亚州的黑人立法党团(Legislative Black Caucus)找了一份可以混合办公的工作。虽然他目前已经回到办公室工作了,但他一周只需要在公司上两天的班。

穆斯特法称:“最好的一点是,我的经理是很透明的,如果我不喜欢做什么事情,她也不会逼迫我。在她看来,安全绝对是第一位的。”

在体验了成功的混合办公模式后,穆斯特法指出,他现在已经不指望找一份在办公室里全天坐班的工作了。“上大学的时候,我曾经以为自己会一直待在办公室里。而现在,我觉得自己永远不会从事一周五天待在办公室里的工作了。到目前为止,我的整个职业生涯基本上都是基于线上办公的。”

在线就业市场ZipreCruiter的劳动经济学家朱莉娅·波拉克指出,“95后”正在进入一个传统规范被颠覆的就业市场。这可能会影响到他们当前和未来的职业目标,以及他们在找工作时看重的一些特质。

针对这种情况,一些企业也在做出调整。波拉克称,起初,企业招聘远程工作岗位,只是紧急时期的一种临时性安排。但是过去几个月,提供永久性远程工作岗位的招聘信息大幅增加。波拉克认为:“看起来,很多公司现在终于做出了决定——返回办公室上班的日期推迟得越久,就会有越来越多的公司朝着这个方向发展。”

今年秋天,很多公司也将继续采用灵活工作制。普华永道(PwC)最近的一项调查显示,大约18%的公司计划在今年秋季采用混合办公制。另有18%的公司选择了一部分人全日制坐班,一部分人混合办公。还有19%的公司计划在今年秋天让员工全部回来坐班。

穆斯特法说:“我也明白大家面对面办公的价值,但时代已经变了,企业也需要顺势而为。我已经证明了我能够在家做我的工作,我也已经证明了我可以在任何地方做我的工作。”

“我离开前一家公司的原因之一,就是我觉得他们没有改变。” 他继续说道:“感觉好像他们只想回到老样子,回到以前的‘正常状态’,但是我们已经进入了一个‘新常态’,它不会回到原来的样子了。”(财富中文网)

译者:朴成奎

When it comes to heading back to the office this fall, some workers are getting a reprieve as companies postpone return-to-work plans or switch to hybrid setups that allow for more remote work.

And that’s likely a relief to many Gen Z employees, those ages 18 to 24, who say they’re uncomfortable heading back into the office. Although the youngest generation is potentially less prone than older workers to life-threatening COVID-19 infections, Gen Z is the group most likely to say they're uncomfortable returning to work fully in-person, according to a recent survey from the Harris Poll.

About third of younger workers admitted they were uncomfortable going back to work, compared to roughly one in four millennials and Gen X employees, and 31% of baby boomers.

In many cases, it may not be health and safety that’s making Gen Z slightly more squeamish about heading back to the office. Changing norms mean that for Gen Z, many of whom started their first professional jobs remotely, working outside the office is now more comfortable. Hassan Mustefa, 23, quit his IT job over the summer after his employer made returning to the office mandatory starting at the beginning of June with only a few weeks’ notice.

“It just caught me and my coworkers completely off guard,” Mustefa told Fortune. Although he was hired 10 months previously with the expectation of working in an office eventually, Mustefa said his company promised there would be hybrid options and plenty of notice. But when the time came, he said, there were no conversations about hybrid workweeks, and he was given three weeks’ notice to make arrangements to move back to Denver from Atlanta, where he was living during the pandemic.

A week before he was set to return, the company delayed the return-to-the-office mandate until August, a move Mustefa said was frustrating because it made the situation unpredictable. Instead of packing his bags, Mustefa took a job with the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus in a role that allows for a hybrid schedule. While he’s now back working at an office, it’s only one or two days a week in-person.

“What's great about it is just that my manager's very transparent. If I'm not comfortable doing something, she's not going to make me. She’s made sure that safety is definitely the number one thing that we do,” Mustefa said.

After experiencing successful remote and hybrid models, Mustefa says he doesn’t anticipate ever working in an office full-time now. “When I was in college, I expected to be in an office all the time," he said. "As of right now, I don't think I ever see myself going back to the office five days a week. My whole professional career has been basically virtual.”

Gen Z are coming into a job market where the norms have been upended, said Julia Pollak, a labor economist at ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace. And that could impact their current and future career aspirations, as well as the attributes they look for in a job.

And some companies are adapting. Initially, Pollak said, companies posted remote jobs as a temporary kind of emergency arrangement. But over the past few months, there’s been a huge increase in job postings offering permanent remote work. “It does look like many companies are now finally kind of making a decision—the longer return-to-the-office dates get pushed back, the more and more will break in this direction,” Pollak predicts.

Many companies are also adopting or continuing flexible work arrangements through the fall. About 18% of companies plan to use a hybrid workweek this fall, according to a recent survey from PwC. Another 18% plan to use a mix of in-person and hybrid options, and 19% plan to require that employees work fully in person this fall.

“I see the value in going in-person, but things have to change, and companies have to adapt to what happened,” Mustefa said. “I've truly proven that I can do my work from home; I've shown that I can do my work from wherever.

“One of the reasons why I left my previous company was because I didn't feel like they were changing," he continued. "It definitely felt like they were just trying to go back to their old ways, and go back to like what normal was before, but we're in a new normal now. It's not going back to the same.”

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