Remote work is still 'frustrating and disorienting' for bosses, economist says—their No. 1 problem with it is how difficult it is to observe and monitor employees

Hey, if they're getting all their work done on time, they're probably not getting enough work /s

My supervisors are the worst with this.

I work a physical labor job and the supervisors are supposed to help with that. What they do instead is idie away chatting and spending inordinate amounts of time "doing" it work.

Thankfully, in a backwards sort of way, after one of them tried dodging their work when the venue needed to be turned over for a city council meeting, our manager has throughly chewed them out.

Still, I don't have much faith in them, but we'll see where that goes.

Is it underwear if it isn't under anything?

I like to save that for Casual Friday. It helps the weekend feel special.

The same thing you’d do if they were working in an office. How does being remote change this?

Are you suggesting that physical punishment is necessary?

Make them a manager, obviously

People rarely get a job with no intention of doing the work. If work is falling behind there's usually a reason for it that can be fixed.

In the rare case that the person is just taking the mick, warn, punish, fire. In that order.

My company has a management mentorship program for remote employees. The boss actually travels to different employees homes and will stay with them and work with them at their house for the week. This keeps the execs happy enough to know that they’ve got middle management keeping an eye on the employees, while also allowing the remote work with no fuss. It’s an interesting approach for sure.