Amazon has become the latest major company to mandate a full return to in-person work, post-pandemic.
Amazon's move could prompt other companies to introduce stricter in-office requirements for employees by the end of 2024, says Dan Kaplan, a senior client partner at Korn Ferry.JPMorgan creates new role overseeing junior bankers as Wall Street wrestles with workload concerns Such mandates, however, haven't encouraged more desk workers to resume their commutes. During the first week of September, offices across the U.S. were still only about half as full as they were before the pandemic, according toWorkplace experts agree that most organizations will stick with the post-pandemic norm of spending two to three days per week in the office.from Flex Index, a platform that tracks companies' flexible work policies.
Workers in other industries worried about losing their job flexibility shouldn't sweat Amazon's announcement too much, Elliott says.