Over the past five years, shifting workplace expectations have given employees whiplash. The abrupt shift to remote work in 2020 was monumental and well received. Businesses maintained continuity and employees found themselves easily adjusting to a new and more flexible workday structure. In fact, among employees we surveyed this year, 60% of remote/hybrid employees say they would leave their current employer if required to go back in office full-time and 47% of remote/hybrid employees said they would take a pay cut to continue working remotely.
But, in spite of the clear indicators that remote and flexible work arrangements are better for business, many C-suite executives seem dead set on bringing people back into the office with strict return-to-office (RTO) mandates.
