The new age of hybrid work has people stressed on both sides. Managers aren’t sure if they can fully trust that remote workers are actually working. Meanwhile, employees are feeling constant pressure to always be on and ready to respond to every email notification within a moment’s notice. Welcome to the world of productivity paranoia.
Defined by Microsoft as a scenario “where leaders fear that lost productivity is due to employees not working, even though hours worked, number of meetings, and other activity metrics have increased,” productivity paranoia is most commonly found in remote and hybrid work environments.
