"On average, individuals are willing to forgo approximately 25% of total compensation for a job that is otherwise identical but offers partially or fully remote work instead of being fully in person, according to researchers Zoë Cullen (Harvard), Bobak Pakzad-Hurson (Brown), and Ricardo Perez-Truglia (UCLA)."
"Workers are still rebelling against return-to-office policies by coming in late, leaving early, coffee badging, and stealing snacks. Some even work from home when they're supposed to be at the office, a trend coined hushed hybrid and something managers are too burned out to enforce."
Despite six years passing since the pandemic, companies continue implementing return-to-office mandates with varying intensity. Major corporations like Amazon and Walmart require five days in-office, while others like Google and Apple mandate three to four days. Workers resist these policies through tactics including late arrivals, early departures, coffee badging, and working from home when required to be present—a phenomenon called hushed hybrid that managers struggle to enforce. A 2025 study by Harvard, Brown, and UCLA researchers reveals workers would forgo approximately 25% of total compensation to secure remote or partially remote positions. This preference demonstrates the substantial value employees place on workplace flexibility and the ability to work from home.
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