Hybrid Working: Cure or Curse?

Creative businesses thrive on collaboration: the buzz of being in an office where teams can bounce ideas off one another has always been a big draw for talent. But the trend towards office working is creeping back in.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, has declared himself a remote-work skeptic; Mark Zuckerberg has declared that engineers “get more done” in the office; and Google’s chief people officer recently told employees that office attendance would factor into performance reviews. Even Zoom’s leadership wants employees back in person two days a week. The question is: should companies be forcing people back to the office knowing this will increase absenteeism and resignations through burnout and poor mental health?