I've worked in HR for 36 years. Here are the 3 biggest changes I've seen in the workplace — and why I think the dial has swung too far in employees' favor.

• Michael Doolin was an HR director for British Airways and PwC before starting his own HR business.
• Doolin shares the biggest changes he's seen in the workplace after over three decades in HR.
• He is glad offices having become more accepting, but worries about the negatives of hybrid work.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Michael Doolin, CEO of Clover HR and former human resources director at PwC, British Airways, and DPD in Ireland. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

Employees expect more from their employers today. I think that's because the world expects more from people than ever before.