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Share the list too! WHO is compromised here!
Oh wow. They said so? I guess it has to be right, no doubt.
So ok, I'll be there. Will I be a productive little worker drone? Not a chance. But none of this is about productivity. I'll leach off as many paychecks as possible while doing as little as possible until I grab that severance on the way out the door.
While working in this open office environment you hear everyone’s conversation including performance assessments. That’s the type of “culture” we now have.
Everything out in the open, people talking and laughing very loudly which is supposed to help the employees work better under stress. No data needed just pure observation.
Nothing in those stats about productivity. It's about preference. Where's the data?
RTO is being pushed by commercial real estate (CRE) bankers, landlords and investors. Big ones and small regional banks. They don’t care what it costs you, as long as they get their rent, as long as they don’t lose their bútts on the investment. Greedy local governments, businesses and oil companies want people commuting. (Environmentalists should be on the side of the remote worker, but they are silent.)
Prior to the COVID era, the transition to remote work and “hoteling” office desk space was all the rage. Now all those pre-COVID studies are invalid because CRE money wants your money?
@ah the point is he wants to see the data. "Create clarity through data and facts" amirite?
Here you go:
https://archieapp.co/blog/return-to-office-statistics/#elementor-toc__heading-anchor-0
Highlights:
Return-to-office stats on trends & policies
Over two-thirds of companies globally now have formal RTO policies requiring some in-office time (WTW, 2024).
Fewer than 5% of companies require employees to be in the office 5 days a week (WTW, 2024).
Three days per week is the most common in-office requirement (WTW, 2024).
Over 50% of companies let employees choose which days they come in (WTW, 2024).
43% of U.S. companies had set office schedules by late 2024 — up from 20% in early 2023 (Flex Index, 2024).
Fully flexible work options dropped to 25% by late 2024 (Flex Index, 2024).
50% of companies require employees to be in the office 4 or 5 days a week (ResumeBuilder, 2024).
70% plan to maintain or increase office days in 2025 (ResumeBuilder, 2024).
93% of business leaders believe employees should be in the office at least part-time (ResumeBuilder, 2024).
Only 7% of companies allowed fully remote office-based roles in 2024 — down from 21% in 2023 (ZipRecruiter, 2024).
Fully flexible setups dropped from 39% (2023) to 28% (2024), while hybrid setups rose from 37% to 53% (ZipRecruiter, 2024).
The share of firms requiring a full 5-day office week increased from 16% to 20% (ZipRecruiter, 2024).
Employee feelings about RTO:
Only 44% of workers said they’d comply with a 5-day RTO policy (WFH Research, 2024).
41% said they’d look for a new job (WFH Research, 2024).
14% said they’d quit (WFH Research, 2024).
52% of full-time U.S. workers prefer remote work (BambooHR, 2024),
Only 39% prefer the office (BambooHR, 2024).
46% of remote-capable workers say they’d likely leave their job if remote work ended (Pew Research, 2024–25).
26% say they’d be very unlikely to stay (Pew Research, 2024–25).
53% of remote workers would look for a new job if forced back full-time (WTW, 2024).
1 in 3 executives would consider quitting if forced back full-time (Gartner, 2024).
48% of hybrid/remote workers would take an 8% pay cut to keep working remotely (WTW, 2024).
RTO stats on employee behaviors & challenges:
88% of remote workers and 79% of in-office workers feel they need to prove they’re being productive (BambooHR, 2024).
64% of remote workers keep their chat app status green, even when not working (BambooHR, 2024).
75% of caregivers say flexibility helps them manage work and home (BambooHR, 2024).
63% of workers with disabilities prefer working remotely (BambooHR, 2024).
42% of workers with disabilities would consider leaving if forced back (BambooHR, 2024).
Over 40% of hybrid employees feel disconnected from fully remote teammates (BambooHR, 2024).
Not sure about your point. JF stated that the data from expert studies and benchmarking of other companies all concluded that returning to the office environment for all is beneficial and the way forward.
Our other top leadership (DF, KG. etc) have said the same thing for a couple years now. That's it. Let's all get back to work.