Society and societal changes oscillate like a pendulum. We are in an inter regno hybrid situation until, as a society, we find a new equilibrium. Some vulnerable workers will go back to the pre-pandemic situation while other pandemic-related changes will stick (i.e many companies now offer at least 2 days of work-from-home benefits).
We are now laying the foundations to building universal social protection cover for all. This is the trend we are observing. But, by and large, we haven’t seen major cultural changes in the way we understand and manage work. SMEs haven’t incorporated new ways of working en masse yet. We need to become more mature about how we address today’s new work challenges and realities. For example, we still use the same outdated metrics like days and weeks. Why do we use days and weeks instead of quarters and link them to project objectives?
Effectively, the new talent is driving this profound change as they want to work in a different way. There are young people with specific technology skills who are demanding flexibility, in terms of time and place, beyond their salary.