"Today, the world of work is more polarised than ever. Calls for return-to-office mandates clash with workers who refuse to give up their hard-earned flexibility. ‡ At the same time, many Gen Z professionals are returning to office spaces in search of structure, mentorship, and reduced isolation. ‡ Week after week, headlines suggest that the balance is shifting. One wave rises, another retreats. Yet one truth remains steady: remote work continues to dominate the conversation."
"Two-thirds of U.S. firms (66%) still offer location flexibility. This represents a small decline from 2024, when 68% did. Interestingly, 5% of companies are now more flexible than they were two years ago. ‡ The full breakdown looks like this: ‡ Out of all fully flexible companies, 5% are fully remote, while the remaining 19% allow employees to choose freely how much they work from home versus the office."
Remote work continued reshaping business operations and employee participation in 2025, producing a polarized labor market between return-to-office mandates and demands for flexibility. Many Gen Z professionals returned to offices seeking structure, mentorship, and reduced isolation. Two-thirds of U.S. firms (66%) still offer location flexibility, a slight decline from 68% in 2024, while 5% of companies became more flexible over two years. Among fully flexible firms, 5% are fully remote and 19% let employees choose their mix. Required office days rose 12% since Q1 2024, but actual attendance increased only 1–3%.
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