When the pandemic first hit, some white-collar workers began to live out Fifth Harmony’s hit “Work From Home” as they traded in their cubicle for the couch. But the former X Factor group has yet to make a follow-up song titled “Work From Hybrid Offices.”
That would be apt for 2022, which saw employers growing slightly restless in the quest for workplace normalcy as they mandated workers back to the office once and for all. It sparked a rise in hybrid work, a compromise between the bosses who want their team at their desks and the employees still looking to maintain their newfound flexibility. A survey from Future Forum this past summer found that 80% of knowledge workers desire location flexibility, and 94% want schedule flexibility.
