As covid-19 has become less of a threat in recent months, companies have tried different ways to get people back to the office. Some have beautified the physical environment or proposed benefits like onsite child care. Many have stressed how vital it is to collaborate in person. Some have simply ordered their staff to return a certain number of days a week.
It’s not enough to make people like the office—or even show up to it.
Employees who, before the pandemic, dutifully trooped in five days are resisting the call, forcing some corporate leaders to backtrack. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon—previously one of the CEOs most insistent on return to the office—said in a May investor letter (pdf) that 40% of the bank’s staff would likely mix office time with home working from now on, and another 10% “in very specific roles” will likely work from home full time.
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