As citizens weary from the restrictions of the pandemic clamor for a return to normal, they are not all clamoring for a return to normal in-person work. Some employees have gotten used to the comforts of working from home and are in no hurry to return to the office on a full-time basis. This begs the question for companies who are managing a workforce over zoom. The work still needs to be done, innovation needs to happen, and employees need to communicate with each other, so is all this attainable from a remote or hybrid work environment? On the heels of workers not wanting to return to the office full time, many companies are accepting the hybrid idea as reality and are working to create a dynamic in-person and remote work environment.
Employee viewpoint
There are many reasons people have grown used to working at home and want to continue. For example, there is more free time in the day without a lengthy commute, and people have more energy to spend time with family. Family responsibilities like childcare and elder care are also easier to deal with if people are not in…