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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

America is entering the great experiment of hybrid work

Managers, it seems, want their workers back in the office.
Managers, it seems, want their workers back in the office. Photograph: Jacob Lund/Alamy

It can be hard to remember what work at the office was like before the pandemic forced millions of Americans to start working from home. That shift was monumental and seemingly implausible, until it happened. But people soon adapted to saying “sorry, you’re on mute” on Zoom calls and wearing sweatpants all day.

This spring, workers are finally heading back to the office en masse and into another untested and ambitious experiment in work life: hybrid working.

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