Study: Narcissistic Bosses Are More Likely to Require In-Office Work

There are undoubtedly practical reasons why employees must work on-site: when interacting with customers or in production. However, where remote work or working from home is (also) possible, a manager’s insistence on working in the office is often rooted in the manager’s own personality. This is because the office provides the best stage for exercising power, status, and vanity in the presence of subordinates. According to one study, managers tend not to resist remote work out of a lack of trust, but rather because they perceive their authority as threatened when their employees work remotely. It is important for companies to recognize these (internal) conflicts…