As the COVID-19 pandemic forced employees into remote work, one of the first, most striking changes, was an immediate increase in workers' autonomy. Now, for perhaps the first time in their working lives, many people have become accustomed to working without a boss looking over their shoulder or colleagues noticing their every move.
A more autonomous environment has given employees more control over large and small aspects of their jobs, from where – or whether – they sit, to how they prioritise tasks, allocate time and take breathers. For many, increased autonomy has been the greatest blessing of remote work.
"We suddenly had a lot of control, not only over where we want to work, but how we do our jobs," said Arvind Malhotra, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. "When somebody's not always looking at you, you have choices about how things get done."
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