After the spread of the new pandemic companies all around the world have started extending their work from home policies and one such company is the major US OEM, CEO of Microsoft. The CEO of the company however,shared his concerns with the system of working from home. The company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, in an interview talked about how we are “replacing one dogma with another dogma.” What Nadella means to say is that, making remote work permanent is likely to lead to negative consequences as far as the mental health of individuals is concerned.
According to him “What does burnout look like? What does mental health look like? What does that connectivity and the community building look like? One of the things I feel is, hey, maybe we are burning some of the social capital we built up in this phase where we are all working remotely. What’s the measure for that”?
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It is worth noting here that, Microsoft was one of the first companies to opt for remote working after the pandemic got out of control, However, he further explained by saying that “What I miss is when you walk into a physical meeting, you are talking to the person that is next to you, you’re able to connect with them for the two minutes before and after”.
In line with the current situation, the company, following the trend, has extended its work from home policy at least till October. The CEO; however, does have some serious concerns regarding the decision as well and while a short term plan is on the cards, working from home after the lockdown is a bit of a stretch and something which can contribute to negative mental health if anything.
Now keeping in mind the company’s sales and revenue, unlike other organizations, it has endured minimal net impact according to the latest financial report.Microsoft’s sales have seen a rise of 15 percent to $35 billion owing to the bolstered cloud computing business as more and more people are relying on virtual workspaces. Additionally, revenue from the personal computing segment rose 3 percent to $11 billion, topping Microsoft’s internal expectations.
