The Hybrid Worker

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I just listened to today’s NYTimes Daily podcast about the hybrid worker malaise. As someone at a company who has fully committed to the hybrid work environment, it was an interesting discussion about the struggles of this new work environment and the benefits that come with it.

It made me reflect on Walt & Company's own hybrid journey and be grateful for the decisions made to make it as seamless as possible, focusing on relationships, training and growth. Just yesterday in a (Zoom) management meeting, we discussed the unique traits that make us who we are. Words like nimble, dedicated and resourceful were used. Those are the same characteristics that have allowed us to successfully navigate this new working environment, and best support our work staff who are not always living in the same place.

While hybrid work is not always easy, as a working mother of two elementary school children, I can tell you the benefits outweigh the struggles right now... and afford me between-meeting walks to listen to an engaging podcast, picking up my kids from school most days, keeping my sourdough starter fed, and happy about the work I’m doing.