The Five-Day Office Week Is Dead
Nicholas Bloom, The Five-Day Office Week Is Dead, NYTimes, Oct. 16, 2023.
Why have the return-to-office maximalists lost? There seemed to be so much excitement and pent-up demand from people who wanted to leave their kitchen tables for ergonomically better office desks. There was. They just didn’t want to go in all the time.
Hybrid work arrangements have killed the return-to-office hype. Employees equate a mix of working in the office and working from home to an 8 percent raise. They don’t have to deal with the daily hassle and costs of ...