With the rise of remote work, few employees truly need to be present in their offices for eight hours a day — and it’s time for companies to adjust their workplace norms accordingly, says Anessa Fike, founder and CEO of fractional HR consulting firm Fike+ Co and author of “The Revolution of Work.”
According to Fike, the standard schedule of working in-office from 9 to 5 is “really archaic.”
“We’ve seen so many changes in every other area of our lives, yet we are still doing the same thing that our parents and some of our grandparents did in the workplace,” she says.
The traditional work model can make it difficult and stressful for employees to juggle their other responsibilities: Fike points out that the 9-to-5 schedule doesn’t line up with school hours, which makes it challenging for parents to coordinate child care.
“We cannot sustain this working environment with so many people burned out and disengaged,” she says.
