Three years into a mass workplace experiment, we are beginning to understand more about how work from home is reshaping workers’ lives and the economy.
Category: Telecommuting
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Here’s How People Are Returning to the Office Worldwide
A city’s density, the size of people’s homes and cultural norms are among the factors that affect hybrid work patterns.
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Even Zoom Is Making People Return to the Office
The tech company that helped millions of people work from home is finally tired of its employees being far away. It’s not the only one that feels that way.
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Who’s Working Remotely, by Occupation
This ranking of jobs by percentage of remote work also helps explain why the pandemic has left more scars in certain areas.
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What Is Happening in the Housing Market?
Home construction surged in May and prices have ticked up, even with interest rates at a 15-year high. The resilience has surprised some economists.
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Return to Office Enters the Desperation Phase
The next stage of getting workers back at their desks includes incentives like $10 to the charity of their choice — and consequences like poor performance evaluations if they don’t make the trek in.
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Co-Working Spaces Are Reviving Thanks to Remote Corporate Workers
For many, shared offices have become an escape from often chaotic homes — and a chance to join a community. Are they the future of co-working?
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Remote Work Gives Amazon Workers a Common Cause
At Amazon, warehouse workers have shown support for corporate colleagues, noting they have nothing to gain if office workers lose flexibility that the pandemic proved possible.
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High Turnover and Low Pay Leave F.D.I.C. Stretched Amid Bank Turmoil
The bank regulator has seen staff lured away by the private sector, leaving the financial system more vulnerable to a crisis.
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Lyft Employees Told to Return to Office as New Chief Executive Lays Out Vision
A day after nearly 1,100 people were laid off, the struggling company told its remaining workers to prepare for a series of changes.
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What Young Workers Miss Without the ‘Power of Proximity’
One of the first major studies on remote work shows a hidden penalty of flexibility: less supervision.