Do you feel a little isolated when you are working from home[1]? Don't worry, you are not alone. it seems like many of us are worried about the lack of networking opportunities and what companies are doing to support us.
As COVID-19[2] cases surge and restrictions return, going back into the office is still a distant reality. Managers are going to need to find creative ways to keep their teams engaged to avoid messing up employee career plans and meet their needs[3].
San Francisco, CA-based anonymous professional network Blind[4] asked 1230 of its users in November what was giving professionals WFH FOMO and what steps their company was taking to support them.
The poll uncovered some of the benefits that companies offer to offset the challenges workers face when working from home and trying to communicate[5] with their colleagues.
The poll showed that almost three in five (57%) professionals (including 61% of Microsoft, 67% of LinkedIn, 65% of Cisco, and 64% of Apple employees) said they were afraid of missing opportunities to network with more experienced colleagues.
Almost one in nine (13%) were afraid of missing access to mentors. Over two in five (42%) of Qualcomm respondents and 31% of Oracle employees said they were afraid of missing access to mentors. On the other hand 0% of respondents who worked at Expedia or Apple felt this way.
Despite the FOMO, 85% of professionals say their company is offering emotional well-being initiatives.
Almost nine out of ten (87%) Google respondents say their company is offering emotional well-being initiatives, contrasted by 88% of Capital One respondents who said their company is NOT is offering emotional well-being initiatives.
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