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CAREER
conduct business meetings, conferences,
CUTTING OF MID MANAGEMENT POSITIONS training, and more. Technologies such as
GoToMeeting® and Zoom®, have allowed
It is expected that more Mid Management companies to communicate not only internally,
Positions will be eliminated. This was seen after but externally with clients and prospective
the 2008 Financial Crisis. Middle Management clients. Conducting business virtually has
positions were cut, which caused less opportunity shown companies that it isn’t the most cost
for growth and salary increases. Companies may effective to send someone on a business
find they can eliminate the middle man, such as trip if a virtual meeting is just as effective. In
middle managers and consultants with the digital some cases, in-person interactions will still be
transformation. The new role of a manager will necessary, but companies will be thinking more
be a team leader, where they both mentor and about eliminating reasons for business travel
produce their own results. to save money when it may be an unnecessary
expense to occur.
TEMP JOBS WILL BE MORE COMMON
MORE FLEXIBLE WORK HOURS
While temp jobs are less stable than full time
positions with benefits, they will be more The standard 9-5 work hours may soon be a
common even after we are clear of the pandemic. thing of the past. The pandemic has shown you
Companies who were affected by it will be can not only work from anywhere, but work at
cautious to hire back full-time workers. Instead, any time. Often times you hear that people are
contract workers offer more flexibility, less working more when they are at home, simply
commitment, and less money. Many individuals because they start earlier and end later since
who were working full-time jobs have already they don’t have the commute time to worry
transitioned to temporary work. Companies about. Many individuals also take a break for
such as Walmart, Amazon, Target, Domino’s dinner and land up returning back to the laptop
Pizza, have seen an increase in online orders to finish up a project they were working on.
and food delivery which has led to more temp
opportunities available. As long as the work gets done during
the day, it may no longer matter what time
LESS BUSINESS TRAVEL you must start and end. Having this flexibility
allows individuals to build a schedule
These past few months have proven that around themselves, which leads to a better
companies are able to work at home and still work/life balance.
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