Remote work is harder to come by as companies push for return to office

Across the private sector, in-office requirements are also getting stricter.

After making remote work possible for millions of people, Zoom is now telling some of its own employees to show up in person, in what the company is calling a structured hybrid approach. Those surveyed said they believe they should be in-person at least a third of the time, but preferred to have some say in when they come in.

The cooling economy may be adding pressure on employees to be more visible on the job. On Monday, Farmers Insurance announced it was cutting 2,400 jobs, or 11% of its workforce as part of a restructuring.

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