{"id":13418,"date":"2022-11-15T02:37:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T02:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/?p=13418"},"modified":"2023-05-15T11:57:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T11:57:48","slug":"the-death-of-work-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/the-death-of-work-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Death of Work from Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13418\" class=\"elementor elementor-13418\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051aa9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"051aa9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6199531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6199531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By: Renzo Guevara<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3c2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6a41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b6a41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_container__2HrV1\">\n<div class=\"styles_wrapper__2m9rN\">\n<div class=\"ant-typography styles_subHeading__1pW5i styles_quote__heading__ztJRq\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Just when the workforce is starting to see the benefits of working from home, corporations are now calling back their employees into the office. Does being in the office help with productivity and is remote work just not as effective as we think it is?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0db2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0db2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6vjit\" data-offset-key=\"54ek1-0-0\"><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"3i9om-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"3i9om-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"3i9om-0-0\">It was fun while it lasted<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"a2d4e-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"a2d4e-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a2d4e-0-0\">For a while now, employees have been enjoying the comforts of their own personal spaces as they carry on with their careers. On the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various lockdowns, people started realizing that all the things being done in the office could\u2019ve really been just an email. And that\u2019s exactly what we did.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"1rauv-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"1rauv-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"1rauv-0-0\">Experts believed that <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/business\/economy\/full-return-work-dead-experts-say-remote-only-growing-rcna11323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"1rauv-1-0\">working from home is the future<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"1rauv-2-1\">as more and more job seekers take into consideration the fact that they can receive a salary while only taking a few steps from their beds to start their day. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"c5l14-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"c5l14-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c5l14-0-0\">Julia Pollak, labor economist for job site ZipRecruiter said that positions that were labeled as \u201cremote\u201d received 300% more applicants compared to the ones that weren\u2019t according to the site\u2019s data analytics. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"ek9je-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"ek9je-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ek9je-0-0\">The amount of freedom <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ek9je-2-0\">a work from home setup gives is an extremely attractive factor to think about especially when the commute to work not only takes a significant chunk of the day, it can also <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/commuting-takes-its-toll\/#:~:text=Commuting%20exacts%20considerable%20stress%20on,an%20increase%20in%20health%20problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ek9je-3-0\">negatively affect<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ek9je-4-1\">health and wellness.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"8g6hn-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"8g6hn-0-0\"><h2><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"8g6hn-0-0\">We now have to start wearing pants to work again<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"3909o-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"3909o-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"3909o-0-0\">Halfway through 2022, companies have shifted their focus towards getting everyone back in the office. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"f6f54-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"f6f54-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"f6f54-0-0\">Last March, US President Joe Biden <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/biden-urges-return-to-office-214733870.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"f6f54-1-0\">urged<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"f6f54-2-1\">people to go back to the offices now that COVID-19 cases have been going down and economic activities are starting to catch momentum once again. That\u2019s easy to say for someone who famously works in their own special house. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"a4mdq-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"a4mdq-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a4mdq-0-0\">Shortly after, a few more officials and leaders followed and announced that they want their people back in the offices. Much to the <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/biden-urges-return-to-office-214733870.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a4mdq-1-0\">dismay of the general public<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"a4mdq-2-0\">. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"5v0c2-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"5v0c2-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"5v0c2-0-0\">In the Philippines, the information technology-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry was <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bworldonline.com\/top-stories\/2022\/03\/30\/438957\/peza-orders-bpos-to-return-to-offices\/#:~:text=ALL%20REGISTERED%20information%20technology%2Dbusiness,(PEZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"5v0c2-1-0\">required by the government<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"5v0c2-2-1\">to go back to 100% on-site operations for its employees back in April. If the companies don\u2019t follow, they might be disqualified from tax incentives. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"9ds0c-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"9ds0c-0-0\"><p><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnphilippines.com\/news\/2022\/3\/24\/BPO-workers-consider-quitting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9ds0c-0-0\">BPO workers were thinking about quitting<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9ds0c-1-0\"> rather than having to face the challenges and health risks present in reporting back to the offices. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-0-0\">Despite <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apollotechnical.com\/working-from-home-productivity-statistics\/#:~:text=Several%20studies%20over%20the%20past,and%20are%2047%25%20more%20productive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-1-0\">studies<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-2-1\">proving that working remotely can drive productivity levels up by 77% alongside a much happier workforce, the company <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/08\/return-to-office-why-executives-are-eager-for-workers-to-come-back.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-3-0\">decision makers would still require<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"e23k0-4-0\"> their employees to show up in person. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"9kf2n-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"9kf2n-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9kf2n-0-0\">Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook addressed his company through a <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/4\/22961592\/apple-april-11-return-office-corporate-pandemic-tim-cook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9kf2n-1-0\">memo<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9kf2n-2-1\">stating \u201cI can\u2019t tell you how much I am looking forward to being together again,\u201d <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"c5pt7-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"c5pt7-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c5pt7-0-0\">Comcast\u2019s NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell sharing the same mindset as he addresses his employees saying \u201cI hope everyone is feeling as energized as I am, and that you are looking forward to seeing your colleagues in person again in the weeks ahead,\u201d. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"19i1o-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"19i1o-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"19i1o-0-0\">Maybe they just really miss them?<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"9t4b4-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"9t4b4-0-0\"><h2><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"9t4b4-0-0\">Employees don\u2019t share the same sentiments<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"t0i1-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"t0i1-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"t0i1-0-0\">There is clearly a disconnect between what the executives want and what the employees want. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"278c9-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"278c9-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"278c9-0-0\">Workplace-messaging platform Slack developed <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/futureforum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Future-Forum-Pulse-Report-October-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"278c9-1-0\">The Future Forum<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"278c9-2-1\">which surveyed more than 10,000 employees and compared their perspective of the workplace compared to the higher ups.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"4a3fe-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"4a3fe-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"4a3fe-0-0\">It was found that 44% of the executives who were working remotely during the height of the pandemic wanted to go back to the office everyday while only 17% of the employees said the same. It\u2019s possible that this disconnect happens because of a difference in lifestyle between the two parties. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"aqlq6-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"aqlq6-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"aqlq6-0-0\">Brian Elliott, the Future Forum\u2019s executive leader and Slack senior vice president said that executives probably have it better than regular employees. \u201cThey probably have an office with a door. They probably don\u2019t have the same child care issues as many employees. The risk that we run, as a society, even in a hybrid-work setting, is executives don\u2019t listen to employees looking for flexibility and a real proximity bias sets in among people who are at the office and those that aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"e7psp-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"e7psp-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"e7psp-0-0\">To be fair for those who prefer working on-site, working remotely makes it significantly harder to build rapport with teammates. This is especially true for new hires and fresh graduates. You can\u2019t expect a team to function efficiently when the majority of their interactions start with \u201cHello? Can you see\/hear me?\u201d and that is if the internet doesn\u2019t decide to have a stroke for that day.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-0-0\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-0-0\">And after two years of being stuck at home, getting back into the routine of going to the office is a nice change of pace. That\u2019s why people around the world are in favor of a <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gensler.com\/blog\/across-the-globe-workers-want-a-hybrid-work-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-1-0\">hybrid work setup<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-2-0\">. Some days can be spent in the office with teammates while others can be dedicated to being in the comforts of their homes, <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/18\/work-from-home-is-dead-long-live-work-from-anywhere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-3-0\">or wherever else<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-4-0\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"55j3s-4-0\"><b>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/the-public-transport-system-dilemma-of-the-philippines\/\">The Public Transportation System Dilemma of the Philippines<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"881rg\" data-offset-key=\"ab1ng-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"ab1ng-0-0\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ab1ng-0-0\">Employees are just now a bit more <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnnphilippines.com\/life\/culture\/Workplace\/2022\/3\/18\/back-to-office-after-work-from-home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ab1ng-1-0\">apprehensive<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ab1ng-2-1\">about returning to offices because they have to adjust once again from a much more relaxed setup into a more active one. 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