work from home

The federal government, the nation's largest employer, is urging a return to office for federal employees this fall. A government report found that in the first three months of 2023, building occupancy at 17 federal agency was 25% or less.

Politics & Government

Biden wants federal workforce to come to the office more. Some ask why?

12:01pm September 07, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

As employers including the federal government cut back on remote work, employees who never had any intention of working from an office push back and threaten to retire or resign.

Queue Listen Now

The 777 Tower in downtown Los Angeles' financial district is one of two buildings that Brookfield, the city's largest office owner, defaulted on this year.

Economy

A lot of offices are still empty — and it's becoming a major risk for the economy

11:04am May 16, 2023

by Arezou Rezvani

The office property sector is in trouble as many workplaces remain empty, and that threatens to spark a number of economic problems, including more pain at the country's banks.

Queue Listen Now

Cobbler James Wallace Sears has spent decades fixing the shoes of lawyers, consultants and financial advisers who work in nearby corporate towers. With so many of them still working from home, he's not sure his business will survive.

National

Companies are shedding office space — and it may be killing small businesses

5:00am May 12, 2023

by Arezou Rezvani

With so many people still working from home, companies are cutting back on office space. That spells trouble for small businesses that depend on foot traffic.

Queue Listen Now

A new Gallup report finds employee engagement in need of a rebound, finding only 32% of U.S. workers to be engaged with their work.

America, we have a problem. People aren't feeling engaged with their work

5:11pm January 25, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

A new Gallup report finds employee engagement in the U.S. fell in 2022 to 32%. Young people in particular reported feeling less cared about at work and having fewer opportunities to learn and grow.

David Solomon, the chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs.

Economy

Goldman Sachs CEO sees recession risk as more likely than his own economists do

10:34pm July 18, 2022

by David Gura

Landing a job at Goldman Sachs is a golden ticket. It's harder to get hired by Goldman than to get into Harvard. CEO David Solomon says 3,500 workers start this week. He wants them all in the office.

National

Elon Musk tells employees to return to the office 40 hours a week — or quit

8:24pm June 01, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

In leaked emails reported by Electrek, Musk says he will review and directly approve any requests for employees who wish to be exempt from the company's return-to-work policy.

Writer Anne Helen Petersen says that on the other side of the pandemic, there's a chance work will rotate more around people's lives instead of the other way around.

Books

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

3:11pm November 09, 2021

Anne Helen Petersen is the co-author of a new book on the future of remote work. She says companies need to clearly know what goal they are pursuing when asking remote workers to come back in person.

Queue Listen Now

Google is also offering four weeks per year where employees can work from anywhere they want.

National

Google Adapts To Long-Term Telework, Offers Employees Hybrid Workweek

10:12am May 06, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

More than a year into telework, the tech giant has said about 60% of its employees will work remotely two days a week. Twenty percent will work from home permanently.

2020 made moving a reality for millions of Americans. Some moved to be near family, others chose to pursue their pre-pandemic pipe dreams and move to distant locations in pursuit of a better lifestyle and a cheaper cost of living.

Economy

Why America Is Moving: Money, Space, Family, Lifestyle ...

9:29am March 14, 2021

by Adedayo Akala

2020 made moving a reality for millions. Some moved to be near family. Others achieved their pipe dreams of moving to distant locations in pursuit of a better lifestyle and cheaper cost of living.

Up to 23 million Americans are planning to relocate as telework becomes the new normal, according to new survey.

Now That More Americans Can Work From Anywhere, Many Are Planning To Move Away

6:17pm October 30, 2020

by Adedayo Akala

Since more people are working from home, they're using the opportunity to migrate to other places. Big cities are seeing the biggest outflows, according to new surveys.