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With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done and still

have time to post about it. Oh, wow, this article in Quartz stopped me dead in my tracks. Here's the

title. A new hybrid hierarchy could mean star workers don't have to come into the office.

At some companies, high performers already are being offered flexible schedules as a bonus

for their good work.

Hello, hybrid hierarchy in the workplace.

Let's discuss it because when I first read this, I was like, really? This sounds like

a disaster waiting to happen. But let's dig into it and I'd love to hear your thoughts.

So we all know that companies, most of them at this point, are pushing hard for a return to office, something that most employees

have been dreading since COVID ended. And as companies do this push for return to office,

not all employees are being treated the same. And this courtartz article reports that while many workers are required

to be on site full time, top performers and executives are often granted exceptions. And this has led

to the rise of what experts call a hybrid hierarchy. I mean, I do love a new phrase, don't you?

Hybrid hierarchy is where flexibility is reserved for high value employees,

while others must adhere to the stricter office attendance rules.

People are not created equal in this scenario.

So according to Corn Ferry, a global consulting firm, companies are using

this selective flexibility as a retention tool for high performing talent. But this approach

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