Six in 10 exclusively remote employees say they are extremely likely to search for employment elsewhere if they are not allowed remote flexibility, according to research from Gallup.
The preference for remote work hasn't stopped some of the U.S.'s largest employers, including Amazon and JPMorgan, from implementing return-to-office mandates — even in the face of parking shortages and petitions.
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Now, there's another unintended consequence: the viral TikTok trend where young people perform in-office productivity without increasing their output at all, dubbed "task masking" by career-services platform career.io.
"Task masking" activities can include typing loudly and walking quickly — anything that gives the illusion of putting 100% effort behind your in-office workday.
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One TikTok user suggests people who want to appear productive at their office job should download desktop versions of social media apps onto their computers, type occasionally and make frustrated noises every 10-15 minutes.
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Another TikTok creator recommends making "extraordinarily serious facial expressions," flipping through a notebook from beginning to end and calling a friend or partner "while using business hand gestures."
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"Companies that demand their employees return to the office are sending a message that presence equals productivity; however, the latest TikTok trend indicates this is not the case," Amanda Augustine, resident career expert for career.io, says. "'Task masking' reflects young professionals' beliefs that time and 'face time' at work isn't equal to their outcome and impact."
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