(The other 60% are already required to come in every day).
For one, take a look at the stats.
The economistNick Bloomruns a monthly survey of American workers thattracksthe prevalence of remote work.
The work-from-home dream appeared to be fading.
But in the two years since, something odd has happened.
Last month, the share of work-from-home jobs remained at 27%.
This impasse is all the more remarkable because of the weakness of thewhite-collar job market.
In 2019, Bloom and his team estimate, only 4.7% of work was performed from home.
That means the current level of WFH is stillsix timeslarger than it was before the pandemic.
First, given America’s slowing population growth, employers will soon find themselves facing aserious labor shortage.
Second, the WFH-friendly startups that were founded during the pandemic will continue to grow.
In the scheme of things, the office itself is a relatively recent innovation.
Or consider one of the biggest inventions of Twain’s time: the telephone.
What was wrong with the telegraph, people asked.
What’s the point of switching to this new thing?
Also, could it transmit ghosts?
Could the electrical wiring shock you?
Even as the devices proliferated, some worried that they portended the downfall of society.
Remote work, Jamie Dimon once groused,“doesn’t work.
“History is in the process of proving him wrong.
Aki Itois a chief correspondent at Business Insider.
