As companies call employees back to the office, can some workers hold onto working from home?

"It's coming up on six years since the pandemic, and steadily, employers are calling their employees back to the office. So, if you're settled into your work-from-home or hybrid lifestyle, is there anything you can do to hold onto it, or are you going to have to make your way back to your desk? How can I keep my work-from-home job?"

""The idea of being able to have everyone under the same roof or on the same floor could lead to more sparks, more innovation," said Zack Bombatch, an employment attorney and human resources expert. Bombatch said that sentiment applies far beyond PNC; it's the driving force behind a lot of corporate drives back to five days in-house, but employees argue, and Bombatch agrees, that the evidence doesn't show a productivity erosion."

Employers are steadily calling employees back to the office nearly six years after the pandemic, citing in-person collaboration and innovation as reasons to return. Many corporate leaders are pushing for five days in-house. Employment attorneys note that the drive for office returns is widespread, though the available evidence does not show a decline in productivity from hybrid or remote work. Workers favor remote arrangements for reasons including no commute, more free time, and savings on meals. Employees who want to remain remote can examine their original employment agreements for remote-work provisions and negotiate with managers, emphasizing the core motivations for their preference.

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