Two trends touching upon employee productivity are clearly on the mind of at least one CEO. First, remote work has made it easier for more employees to secretly hold multiple full-time jobs, or be “overemployed.” Second, A.I. tools such as ChatGPT and GPT-4 can dramatically boost how much workers can accomplish in a day, fueling the former fear even further: Maybe remote workers are using them to perform multiple jobs, or simply freeing up time a company could be utilizing.
In a video address to employees that leaked online, James Clarke, the CEO of Clearlink, a Utah-based digital marketing firm, explained why he feels workers need to return to the office. Among his comments:
