Totally Disagree With This
I just read a post by someone in my network that said:
“There are two ways to go about working with remote employees — either hire freelancers or choose managed remote employees for your business using the Staff Augmentation Model.”
It’s hard for me to understand how they really believe that.
They really believe that remote employees shouldn’t be employees at all, but instead a freelancer or labor hours owned and rented out by an agency?
In 2021?
This can’t be real.
Back in the 1990’s, sure. Even 2000’s through…I’ll give them 2015. Ok, sure.
But, in 2021?
This is an outdated philosophy about work and since the pandemic, I’m wondering how many people still think that remote people must be in a status that
- makes it easy to cut them loose and discard them when you’re done or
- makes it someone else’s responsibility to provide training, support, and leadership for them.
People aren’t just disposable items and it’s unfortunate that this must be said.
Remote working should not automatically make someone less valuable or place them on the chopping block for termination as soon as it’s most convenient for the company.
Listen, I understand (and most people do) that remote work does not work for every company, culture, or leader.
