It’s Time to Rethink “Professionalism” from Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey.

Professionalism in 2021 isn’t about what time you show up for work or whether your interpretation of “business casual” is consistent with your company’s policy. None of that matters. None of it ever actually mattered; we just collectively convinced ourselves over the years that it did.

And…

Professionalism implies a certain degree of respect, and what could be more respectful than recognizing our employees and colleagues as whole adult human beings who have lives outside of the office — lives that may sometimes affect the their work?

Perfectly timed as folks start thinking about what a return to the office could / should look like. (And file under compartmentalization.)