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It's
uncertain when many offices may reopen, but it's clear the virtual work
revolution that began with the pandemic isn't going away.
Alexia
Cambon, research director at Gartner, says finding the right combination of
in-person and virtual work will take creativity and experimentation. Managing
director Deborah Lovich stresses that companies should consider that
flexibility is not only about location, but also about the hours employees work.
Alexia
also points out the importance of finding solutions for a whole team. "What
COVID-19 taught us is that flex work cannot be for an individual. It has to be
for the team, " she says. "When the whole team is together online
versus a whole team together in person, it works. "
Progressive
organizations are also reconsidering their workplace culture. "They're
thinking about changing culture and leadership to be much more trust-based, impact-based,
instead of input-based, like, I see you, so I think you're productive, '
compared to, 'Wow, I see what you've accomplished, and I know you've been
productive, ""Lovich says.
Lovich
sees remote work as a "win-win" for cmployees who get more
flexibility and employers who can hire people from anywhere in the country or
even the world. She views it as creating equality in terms of allowing small
towns to attract talent and offering more opportunity for women to climb the
corporate ladder without having to relocate their families, something that she
says often takes a back seat in a dual-career houschold.
Companics
that require a return to a fully on-site model could lose one in three
employees. Lovich agrees that employers need to be careful. "It's an
employee's market right now. The world is short of workers, and because of that
we should really think about what we need and feel confident and courageous to
speak up. And a lot of companies are getting that, and so it's a real
opportunity to either shape the place you work to be the place it needs to be
or go someplace else that does, "Lovich says. "For decades, we've
been contorting(扭曲)our lives to fit around work, and COVID-19 forced work to
fit around lives."
(1)
What does Alexia emphasize according to the text?
A . How to make virtual work go away soon.
B . How to create virtual work cooperatively.
C . How to combine virtual work with science.
D . How to find the best location for virtual work
(2)
Why do progressive organizations change their workplace culture?
A . To take control of the development of virtual work.
B . To compare company culture with firm leadership.
C . To make employees feel trusted and develop positively.
D . To persuade more companies to choose virtual work soon.
(3)
What does Lovich think of virtual work?
A . It is attractive to all employees.
B . It is just beneficial to employers.
C . It is popular among small firms.
D . It benefits both bosses and workers.
(4)
What does the author mainly want to tell us?
A . Virtual work is here to stay.
B . Advantages of virtual work.
C . Be far away from flexibility.
D . A"win-win" change for business.
答案: B
C
D
B