"The remote work wars are largely over by 2025, but not everywhere. The pandemic-era of white-collar workers logging on from home and staying there all week largely ended in 2024, as bosses decided to call them back in to work as many as 5 days a week. ( Amazon was a notable company leading the charge, while Elon Musk famously said remote workers were " pretending" to do their jobs.)"
"This is not the disengaged quiet quitters of the pandemic era, nor is it a staunch traditionalist. This is what JLL called an empowered "non-compliers": high-value, highly skilled employees who simply ignore office attendance rules when it doesn't suit them-and they have the leverage to get away with it. According to the JLL Workforce Preference Barometer 2025, which surveyed 8,700 office workers globally,"
A new hybrid-work archetype called empowered 'non-compliers' consists of high-value, highly skilled employees who ignore office attendance rules when convenient and can avoid consequences. These workers tend to be younger, often aged 30–34, frequently employed in the tech sector and concentrated in North America, and commonly occupy managerial roles. They are often recent hires, highly trained, and employed by firms offering substantial perks such as high-quality offices, childcare, concierge services, free meals, and wellbeing programs. Non-compliance is frequently driven by personal constraints rather than dislike of the office; many are caregivers.
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