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The nefarious new way companies are discriminating against remote workers: time-zone prejudice
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The nefarious new way companies are discriminating against remote workers: time-zone prejudice

Laura Wheatman Hill
Business Insider UK, 2022
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With the explosive growth in the number of people working remotely during the pandemic, time-zone bias has become a hot issue for some employees. Remote workers report that managers expect them to be responsive around the clock and then overlook them for promotions. Time-zone bias is mostly unintentional from the managerial side, but it can lead to lawsuits against companies and the resignation of high-value talent. Laura Wheatman Hill, writing in the Business Insider, advises managers about what they can do to avoid time-zone bias and its negative consequences.

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  • Remote employees feel time-zone bias acutely, and companies often fail to provide them with managerial and tech support. 
  • Remote employees feel that they work around the clock, but managers still overlook them for raises and promotions.
  • Time-zone bias sometimes grows into managerial prejudice against remote workers, who may resign or litigate. 

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Laura Wheatman Hill is an Oregon-based freelance writer.

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    C. S. 2 years ago
    It is pretty obvious that if you decide to become a remote worker, you will experience "time-zone prejudice" based on the reality that your relationships with your coworkers and management will be weaker than if you interacted with them on a personal basis regularly.

    My answer to the problem: "don't take a position where you are a remote worker." Life isn't fair. Deal with it.