What’s the big “so what” of all the latest remote work data? According to Stanford professor Nick Bloom, leader of the WFH Research group that has been documenting flexible work arrangements since the first lockdowns, it’s that the new normal is here. You’re looking at it. There is no watershed moment on the horizon.
“The census data, Kastle [office occupancy data], it’s flat as a pancake,” Bloom said in a webinar regarding the state of flexible work Thursday morning, hosted by software firm Scoop. “We’re not heading into the office, but we’re not heading out either. It is completely level.”
