Only 3% Of Black Employees Want To Return To The Office, Citing Microaggression And Code Switching
Only 3% of Black employees are willing to go back to the office full-time after the pandemic, a new study reveals. In contrast, 21% of white workers are looking forward to returning to the office.
According to researchers from Future Forum, a study group formed by Slack, the report proves that Black employees are less likely to feel a sense of belonging at their offices.
Many Black professionals face microaggressions and discrimination in the office and feel the need to “code switch,” the researchers concluded, according to The Silicon Business Journal.
“Hybrid and flexible working arrangements create the setting for these more positive working environments to exist and for an employee’s sense of belonging to increase,” researchers wrote, adding that remote work “can significantly improve satisfaction” for Black employees.
In contrast, according to the study, 70% of white professionals said they have a “good or very good” sense of belonging at work. That’s compared to 54% of Black people who feel the same.
While 53% of Black professionals said they are “treated fairly at work,” 74% of white employees expressed the same sentiment. Experts said business leaders must rethink how their offices function and make their workplaces more inclusive.
“This is about fundamentally changing your own ways of working and holding people accountable for driving inclusivity in your workplace, including how and where you hire, when and how you show support, the values of your organization, what types of behaviors you celebrate and the lasting culture you aim to build,” the Future Forum researchers said.
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