"After leading my company for nearly two decades, I've discovered that the issue is rarely the physical office itself-it's the way offices are traditionally run. Mandates alone might bring people back, but they won't make them want to stay. At Jotform, we realized that if we want employees to choose the office, the onus is on our leadership team to make it a place worth choosing. Here's how."
"The Drawbacks Of Working From Home Hemingway once observed, "Writing, at its best, is a lonely life." Some professions are inherently solo endeavors. One of the great advantages of working for a company is the collaboration and connection that offset the solitary nature of necessary but solitary deep work. During the pandemic, many of us experienced the isolation of working from home for the first time. At first, the novelty made it bearable."
Companies increased mandates for regular in-office work from 63% in 2023 to 75% in 2024. Many professionals say they would consider leaving if remote work is removed, but research also shows many employees, especially Gen Z, do not want fully remote arrangements. Remote work can cause isolation and loneliness, reducing work-life satisfaction for younger workers. Mandates alone can compel attendance but do not create attachment or retention. Leadership must redesign how offices operate and invest in making workplaces genuinely attractive so employees choose to come rather than be forced.
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