Employees are fighting against RTO mandates by ‘task masking’

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There’s a new workplace trend that may completely change the way organizations view their in-office workforce — and whether they’re actually doing their job. 

Thirty-three percent of employees say they’re faking productivity when in person, according to a survey from management company Workhuman, including 38% of C-Suite executives and 37% of managers. And for 48% of managers, fake productivity is a common issue on their team. Wasting time at work may be nothing new, but the movement has gained popularity on social media under a new name: “task masking.” 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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