Executives at the online furniture retailer Wayfair told its staff in January that remote workers were likelier to be hit in its latest round of job cuts.
Add in long-term trends, like the decline in loyalty between employers and employees , and it's no wonder remote workers feel anxious about cuts.
“It’s not too surprising,” Peter Cappelli, a management professor at the Wharton School who has never been a big fan of remote work, said.
“That is something remote workers should be thinking about as they’re engaging with supervisors,” she said.
Remote workers aren’t doomed to the unemployment line, but they may want to try a little extra to get noticed.
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