Read the article titled ‘Adam Grant on how jobs, bosses and firms may improve after the crisis’ (found at the end of this document) and do the following:
- Summarize the article in your own words
- Comment on something you found interesting in the article
Week 5 Discussion Questions
The article by Adam Grant on how jobs, bosses, and firms may improve after the crisis talks about the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic. It suggests that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, workplaces have seen an effective change as most of the jobs that require working at the desk, can now be done on a remote basis. As a result, it may give rise to work satisfaction, ethical leadership, and a sense of trust among the employees.
Furthermore, the article covers the argument of the Management Guru Peter Drucker. In the year 1993, he argued that commuting to office work is obsolete. Until the year 1992, the vision he had seen had not come true because nearly half of the global companies in the ’90s era prohibited the phenomenon of remote working. However, the pandemic has changed the whole working of the corporate world.
Suddenly, when the lockdown was imposed, the jobs of millions of people shifted to remote working, and slowly working from home remained the new normal. As a result, the work had never been the same as before. Due to the recessions, losses, and experiences, it has been shown that Covid 19 will likely transform the figures of job satisfaction, trust, and ethical relationships among employees.
According to multiple strides published, it has been revealed that as unemployment in society increases, employees will be more satisfied with their job roles not only in the current generation but even after 10-15 years. This ratio is true even after accounting for income, occupation, industry, and experience because if the people have started their careers in the recession period during the 90s generations and still have a secure and well-paying job, then it is very grateful.
Also, those people who will be graduating next year or have already graduated recently will experience a sense of appreciation because until now in the Covid era, many people have lost their jobs and many have taken cut-offs or furloughs in their workplaces. However, those who have secure jobs need to be appreciated for what work they have achieved in the past times. Moreover, the alone and sad lunch desk would also be more comforting when the fear of infection is not there.
Furthermore, in terms of job satisfaction heightened gratitude is great and wonderful news. On the other hand, it is bad news in terms of the job quality. As a result, the bosses at the workplace may take advantage of the employees who will tolerate the low pay and bears the bullshit jobs. From the grocery shops to the Lysol factories, employees see how poor the communities will become without them.
On the other hand, the managers’ behavior will tend to change the leadership, hence those companies that are quick to slash the jobs tend to perform worse, than those companies that find alternatives like pay cuts. Finally, the Covid 19 had inspired the organization to become more ethical and adopt compassionate leadership because the employees are demanding it.
Article Comment: The article fairly and adequately highlighted the conditions of the workplaces and employees in the post-Covid-19 era. The article by Adam Grant is written very accurately and reveals the three legacies of the workplace in the post-Covid-19 era.
