{"id":54249,"date":"2022-02-25T07:15:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/how-distance-bias-harms-remote-workers\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T07:15:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T14:15:37","slug":"how-distance-bias-harms-remote-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-distance-bias-harms-remote-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Distance Bias Harms Remote Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether your current work arrangement is completely remote or hybrid, you could fall victim to an increasingly common cognitive bias. Known as proximity or distance bias, it’s what happens when managers unintentionally favor employees who are closest to them over those who are farther away.<\/em><\/p>\n

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This notion of \u201cout of sight, out of mind\u201d can have far-reaching consequences for both remote employees and companies, too. And people who work from home full-time definitely need to pay extra attention to this issue. If they don’t, it could hurt their careers in the form of things like fewer promotions, reduced bonuses, and lower salaries.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re sharing a few tips to identify and reduce distance bias. By recognizing that it exists, we stand a better chance of minimizing its effects.<\/p>\n

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What Can Managers Do to Reduce Distance Bias?<\/h3>\n

Managers often rely on employees who work on-site as their “go-to” choice for new assignments. Here are some simple yet meaningful ways to counteract this unintentional favoritism.<\/p>\n