- Employee auctions will replace online recruiting. The highest bidder with the coolest office will win.
- Workplace violence will rise, as frustrated workers take matters into their own hands.
- Employees will flock to see Bad Bosses 2, while bad bosses watch reruns of Working Girl.
- Employees who’ve been sitting in the departure lounge will charter a direct flight to a more favorable destination.
- Wages will rise as employees exchange slave status for working wage status.
- Hoards of people will exchange W-2 status for IB Free Status (aka entrepreneurs).
- Employees will beg their employers to replace the daily snacks that are making them fat with healthier choices.
- Baby Boomers will find themselves in the minority for the first time in their lives and will learn to adapt or become extinct in the workplace.
- More people than ever will find themselves tossed into management roles before they are ready. Most will fail.
- Sales of slippers will outpace sneaker sales as more employees work from home.
- Cell phones will be collected and tossed in a safe on Fridays by the spouses of workaholic employees. Phones will be returned on Monday mornings.
- Mediocre employees will continue to rule the workplace while superstars look for new constellations.
- Employees will be required to attend more meetings to discuss how the company can eliminate wasted time spent in meetings.
- Employees will continue to provide upper management with feedback, and upper management will continue to ignore their employees.
- Employers will try to make amends with underpaid employees. These people will take the money and run.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts regarding my predictions. Feel free to post in the comment section.
