How about some perspective on change… from teachers? A poll by Khan Academy found more than three-quarters of teachers plan to update the way they work in the classroom, blending old AND new teaching methods.
While I’m thinking about the changing landscape, 53 percent of 230 verified Google workers said in a survey for Recode that was conducted by workplace community app Blind, that they would think about leaving the company if they moved and had their pay cut. That’s a bit less than the 68 percent of all professionals on Blind who said so.
That parallels Future Forum surveys, saying 44% of executives in this group want to be back in the office full time, compared to only 17% of employees who are excited about that schedule.
The report pinpointed one reason for this disconnect: executives have much higher job satisfaction than employees (+62%). Also over the past quarter, executives reported a 3% increase in overall satisfaction with the working environment , while employee satisfaction dropped 5%.
Teaching is an occupation that has a certain degree of “traditionalism” associated with it. When teachers are changing their behaviors in this way, it’s a sign.
That disconnect between executives and employees is where my head is at – and it makes a lot of the conflict make more sense. If management is disconnected from mainstream – and a lot happier with the status quo – the divide is a lot more obvious. Smaller companies should be able to overcome this a lot easier.. but it may not entirely be obvious. Opportunity for sure … and let’s not assume it’s easy.