It's Time To Re-Think Return to Office Mandates: Remote Work is Here to Stay
For over two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of office workers made the transition to working effectively from home. With the rapid shift to remote work, many companies discovered that their employees could be just as, if not more, productive working remotely. However, as pandemic restrictions have eased, many businesses are now pushing for a mandatory return to the office—even for those who have proven they can excel while working remotely. But do these return-to-office mandates actually make business sense, or are they more about corporations exerting control over where and how employees work?