After opposing the idea for some time now, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears to be more open to the idea of allowing city employees to work from home than he was a year ago
Gov. Kathy Hochul said it has been a longer transition back to office work than anyone expected, as she too had predicted a more robust return to work schedule. But now it sounds like she is opening up to the idea, whether she likes it or not.
In a speech in the Garment District on Wednesday, she said that more offices could become housing — something badly needed in a city experiencing a shortage of affordable housing.The boundaries between work and home life are blurring with many people working from home, says Sam Ettus, an author and CEO of Park Place Payments. You need to set boundaries and enforce them for the hours you log off, Ettus says."Fewer than 10 percent of office workers are back five days a week," she said.
than they did before the pandemic. Workers are spending about 30 percent less time in the office, which has cut their annual near-the-office spending on food, entertainment and the like by an average of nearly $4,700 per person, according to the outlet's analysis of data from Stanford University.
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