
Some things are fads, like waterbeds or suburban kitchens designed in a Tuscan style. Other things are timeless, like a worn leather jacket—or, increasingly, remote work.
Work-from-home policies have ebbed and flowed over the past year as companies ushered workers back to the office on either a full-time or a hybrid basis. While remote work persists, fewer workers have been working from home than they were at the start of the pandemic.