Korn/Ferry International released a survey on how telework affects career advancement. Unfortunately, the entire survey isn’t available, so I’ve had to draw my conclusions based on the flimsiest of factoids.
Nevertheless.
The survey summary reported that more than half, 61 percent, of the 1,320 global execs questioned said they “believe that telecommuters are less likely to advance in their careers in comparison to employees working in traditional office settings.†The reason being, one supposes, that managers need to see people working in the office to have confidence in their ability to get the job done. That is a pretty common complaint among people who'd like to telework, but can't because their managers aren't comfortable with it.
But get this…
Of those same execs who answered the first question, 78 percent said they believe telecommuters “are either equally or more productive than those who work in offices.†Does that mean that even though most execs believe teleworkers to be more productive than their cubicle counterparts, they don’t believe these same workers should/could be promoted? Does that mean that promotion is not always based on productivity?
Shocking.
And despite all that, almost half, 48 percent, of those same execs said they would “consider a job which involved telecommuting on a regular basis.†Sounds like 48 percent of the respondents don’t care about advancement, especially when it is compared with a flexible work schedule.
That's good to hear.
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