80% of CEOs say they’d rather promote an in-person employee

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Going to the office may be good for more than just free coffee and coworker gossip. 

Amid the ongoing battle between employees and executives about return-to-office, 86% of CEOs say "they will reward employees who make an effort to come into the office with favorable assignments, raises or promotions," according to a KPMG survey of 400 U.S.-based CEOs. In other words, executives are admitting to holding a preference for in-office workers, reporting they have a better chance at raises and promotions.