“Hushed Holidays” are a bad sign, but not for the reason you might think.
If you’ve heard of “coffee badging” or “hushed hybrids”—the work trend in which companies who have reinstituted return to work policies find their employees having to sneak off for at-home work days or working vacations—then get ready for “hushed holidays”. Employers may mistake this trend for laziness or manipulation, but the research reveals something different. The emphasis placed on the site of work instead of value of the work done is eroding trust between employers and employees.
