This is a YouTube video titled "Is hybrid the best or worst of both worlds and should there be a standard working policy?" containing a discussion focused on hybrid work models, balancing flexibility with standards, and the impact on company culture. The conversation features a speaker named Joel addressing questions about hybrid work policies and their practical implementation, recorded in late 2023. There is no indication that Mike Richards is a participant in this conversation.
Two questions.
Do you feel that hybrid is sort of the best of both worlds or the worst of both worlds? And also, I'm a little confused because I. I thought I've heard you say, Joel, that, you know, you. You look at the, you know, office hybrid home decision is something that's worth. Got to be tailored for each of your associates. But then it sounded like we're saying the training got to have a standard policy for everybody. So I'm wondering, how does that work out?
Yeah, yeah. So I'll take the second one. Yes. I think the reality is that you have to tailor it to the individual as much as you possibly can, but I think you have to have standards and expectations, and I think those have to be set and clear. So while I can be super reasonable on when you work and how you work when you come into the office, when you don't come into the office, I'm really flexible around that. But the work still has to get done. And if I see a degradation in the work, then I really probably am going to say that you need to be in the office three days a week. Right. Until we kind of get the work situation sorted out. So, again, I try to be reasonable, but I think every company has to figure out what works best for their culture, for their employees. You know, what works best in Kansas City may not work great in London. Right. It can be very different even amongst cities that we live in. So I think for me, it's just trying to find that right balance of three days a week. We'd really like you to be in. If you come in two and you work home from two, I'm okay with that as long as the work is getting done. And then your first question was, you see vibrated. Yes, yes, yes. No more questions from him out. No, I think it's a little bit of both. I mean, if I'm honest. I mean, I've actually embraced three days a week. I think it's great. I mean, I would go in four or five days a week if I could, but I've embraced working from home on Monday and Friday. Fridays are great. I'm not as productive on Monday as I would like to be, but I'm completely honest because I'd rather be in an office environment. But I do think for a different generation of worker, having flexibility in a hybrid work schedule is probably as good as we're going to be able to offer. Some companies have gone completely forever, got rid of their offices. I say good luck on that as well, because I think culture and collaboration at some point are going to change dramatically, whether you lean into that and understand it or not. Those cultures that you've built over years are going to change if you're working remotely, completely, five days a week. So I think there's a good balance in between.
