Our biggest clue yet that remote work is here to stay.
Some workers will go back to the office after the pandemic, but not enough to save central business districts from permanent drops in spending that will permanently remake American downtowns., which reports 11 months of survey data on more than 30,000 Americans’ shifting arrangements with their employers.
Sifting through various data points about remote work has been a little confusing. Some CEOs say the practice has been productive during the pandemic and are ready to give up their expensive office space. Others say it’s bad for company culture and innovation and are ready to get employees back into their cubicles. As for workers, some have happily settled into country life, while others claim to miss the camaraderie, gossip, and professional synergy of office life.
Their bosses, by and large, want them back in the office—but are willing to compromise on three or four days a week. As a result, Barrero and his co-authors conclude, the share of work done remotely will level off at about 20 percent after the pandemic restrictions end. That’s about half as much work as is happening remotely right now, but four times the pre-pandemic remote work rate of 5 percent.This future is far from certain.
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