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Fortune
Jessica Coacci, Orianna Rosa Royle

Beware of the ‘hybrid creep’: Employers are silently sneaking in more in-office days without a major policy change—leaving many workers commuting way more than expected

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Even in the age of flexible work, landing your dream hybrid job might not be enough to keep you safe from creeping in-office policies. Just because the job ad promised two days a week of commuting, it doesn’t mean it’ll stay that way. In fact, many employers are steadily increasing the days they’re asking their workforce to show face—but they’re doing it on the sly to not spook staff or trigger pushback.

The new phenomenon is called “the hybrid creep,” according to a recent report from Owl Labs.

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