Could hybrid work models be creating a “subcaste” of employees?
As companies implement flexible work models, concerns are rising about the potential divide between in-office and remote employees. Columbia Business School’s Dan Wang warns that remote workers, especially working mothers, could face long-term disadvantages. He highlights how hybrid setups risk isolating remote workers from essential workplace networks and opportunities for advancement, deepening an “us versus them” dynamic. This shift could lead to subtle but lasting impacts on career trajectories and workplace cohesion.
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Dan Wang
Dan Wang is Lambert Family Professor of Social Enterprise and (by courtesy) Sociology at Columbia Business School, where he is also the Co-Director of the Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate Change. His research examines how social networks drive social and economic transformation through the analysis of global migration, social movements, organizational innovation, and entrepreneurship.