"We're five years past the pandemic, but the remote-work debate rages on. Many large companies like Amazon, Walmart, JPMorgan, and Uber have mandated five days a week back in office, and others including Google, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft are back to three or four in-person days. But workers are still rebelling against return-to-office policies by coming in late, leaving early, "coffee badging," and stealing snacks."
"Researchers collected survey data between May 2023 and December 2024 in a field experiment with Levels.fyi, a platform providing comprehensive wage data for tech professionals. The survey gathered detailed data on job offers and the alternatives workers ultimately chose, including characteristics like total compensation, where the job is based, and whether the position is remote. The study also used Glassdoor data including employer rankings as well as quality-of-life and cost-of-living measures."
Many large employers now require employees to return to the office for multiple days per week, with some mandating five days and others requiring three or four. Workers continue to resist through behaviors like arriving late, leaving early, "coffee badging," stealing snacks, or secretly working from home during in-office days, a pattern called "hushed hybrid." Survey data collected from May 2023 to December 2024, using Levels.fyi and Glassdoor inputs, show that workers are willing to forgo about 25% of total compensation to obtain partial or full remote work instead of fully in-person roles. Job offer characteristics and cost-of-living measures were included.
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