AUSTIN, 29 October, 2022 — Hybrid work may be more of a “false compromise” than a viable solution for employees who want the work-life balance and host of benefits that come with remote work, suggests Remote Worker CEO Joseph Boll.

Remote Worker is an online jobs board and resource website for remote workers, remote work jobseekers, and hiring managers, employers and HR personnel seeking to recruit and hire the top talent for remote positions.

“Generally, companies that are on the fence about remote work either adamantly choose to forgo it completely or opt for a hybrid style,” says Boll. “But studies have shown that when companies go for hybrid, most workers still feel stifled because there is little flexibility made available to them. With this kind of hybrid work, companies are still largely dictating work schedules and hours.

“So, while the business considers itself making a ‘compromise’, this actually doesn’t give workers much of the flexibility or work-life balance they crave, which fully remote work gives.”

Boll’s comments come on the heels of a study by management and consulting giant Deloitte, which found that women who work in tech, media and telecommunications face more challenges working in a hybrid structure rather than fully remotely. In fact, according to this data, hybrid-working women in these fields expressed feeling more stressed, burnt out and “emotionally exhausted” than their remote-working counterparts. Even further, Deloitte found that most women working in these fields around the globe are working in hybrid structures despite their increased challenges. Just 39 percent of women working in IT, communications and similar fields around the world are working fully remotely, according to that data.

However, Deloitte also found that most Americans who have worked remotely “appreciated aspects of working remotely, especially the lack of commute, enhanced comfort, reduced chance of illness and better focus.” Many also said working remotely improved their relationships with supervisors and colleagues, as well as with their own family members.

Boll, who has been a long proponent of remote work, reiterates that remote work is in high demand among both current and prospective employees because the benefits far outweigh either hybrid or in-person work.

“Debate over whether companies will go fully remote or return to the office is intense,” Boll says, “and while some employees may be grateful to have at least partial remote work, hybrid options with no real flexibility can feel like more of a ‘cop out.’ When the benefits are so clear, remote work really is the best option.”

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