"A lot can change over the course of five years - especially if they happen to follow a norm-shattering, once-in-several-generations pandemic. In the white-collar workplace, the pandemic meant a sudden shift to remote work. And just as the world started to return to normal with the arrival of COVID vaccines, companies and their employees entered a cold war over return-to-office mandates."
"Now, five years out, the work-from-where debate is reaching a fever pitch. Earlier this year, corporate giants such as Amazon and JPMorgan Chase - as well as much of the US federal government - ordered employees to return to the office a full five days a week. More recently, Paramount and Novo Nordisk have declared an end to remote work, while Microsoft and NBCUniversal beefed up their hybrid work requirements."
The pandemic triggered a rapid shift to remote work, and five years later the debate over where employees should work remains intense. Numerous large firms and parts of the federal government reinstated full in-office mandates, while others tightened hybrid rules or ended remote options. These return-to-office moves gained significance amid a softening labor market and economic anxiety. Despite high-profile mandates, about 62% of salaried employees worked full-time from an office in August, roughly flat since 2023 and well below pre-pandemic norms, with roughly 25% of full work days occurring remotely.
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