The Covid pandemic demonstrated that Americans can achieve work-life balance while working hard. Remote work eliminated commute times, giving employees more personal time and reducing stress. Companies offering flexible work environments, like hybrid models, keep employees content and lessen turnover rates. However, strict return-to-office policies can lead to the loss of talented workers and backlash from employees who appreciate remote work flexibility. Notable companies like Amazon, Starbucks, and Target face challenges in trying to bring employees back to the office, risking their most skilled talent.
The Covid pandemic showed Americans that work-life balance was actually possible. You can still work really hard and have time to see your family, maybe take a vacation, and sleep somewhat close to eight hours a night.
When you take away the daily commute, people get that time added back to their lives. Related: Target shares huge, unexpected expansion plan It's a move that makes workers happy and binds them to the company.
Even just offering a hybrid, flexible work environment removes stress. If you have the option to work from home, it's not a big deal if your kid is sick, or you're getting a new appliance delivered.
The problem is that while there are positives to being in an office, just as there are positives to working from home, having a strict policy hurts your company in multiple ways.
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