Is remote work dying?

"At this point there is a lot of data and a lot of research on the costs and benefits of working remote. " The remote worker is a very productive worker," said Gabriela Mauch, head of the Productivity Lab at ActivTrak, a firm that measures and analyzes employee productivity. In fact, a remote worker is the most productive worker, according to ActivTrak's data. "Those employees that are fully remote not only start their day earlier, but their day tends to go longer," Mauch said."

""Most research on remote work seems to show positive impacts on the quantity of work that people do," said Emma Harrington, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Virginia. "Where we start to see more worrisome things cropping in is often the quality of the work." Not for everyone, but in certain sectors - and for inexperienced workers in particular."

Major companies are requiring more in-office attendance while some industries already returned fully. Substantial data shows remote workers are highly productive and often work longer days. However, remote work can reduce work quality in certain sectors and among inexperienced employees, causing more errors such as buggier code and inaccurate forecasts. Forcing full-time office presence increases employee dissatisfaction and turnover, which is costly for employers. Hybrid arrangements appear to preserve productivity while substantially reducing quit rates, offering a compromise between output, quality concerns, and retention. Companies face trade-offs between in-office mandates, morale, and the high costs of turnover.

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