Traditional criticism of shorter work weeks and paid sick leave has often referenced a drop in worker productivity when these benefits are offered.

Office attendance is now somewhere between 70-90% in Europe and the Middle East and closer to 100% in Asia.

The lack of human connection is one of the largest drawbacks for those who are working from home.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that its workers are required to come back to the office, and a group of 5,000 employees has officially signed a petition to drop the mandate.

According to a June 2022 Gallup poll, 2 out of 10 Americans report that they have a close companionship in the workplace, likely due to the dramatic rise of remote and hybrid work in the American workplace.

According to recent Gartner research, employees are tired of being forced back into in-person workplaces after 2-3 years of being able to have more control over their work lives at home.

The optics around many large companies that have towering skyscrapers in big cities like Manhattan used to brand themselves to prospective employees as an option to work at while still enjoying “city life.”

The Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses to send a lot of workers home, and many prefer it that way.

Blending in-person and remote work has been ushered to the forefront because of the pandemic, but this method of business was already on the horizon.

More companies are adopting a hybrid or full return to in-person office work, and employees are adjusting to the workalikes they left behind when Covid lockdowns began.

The American car manufacturer was once the pioneer of the 9-to-5 work week, but now they are embracing the hybrid company culture.