Why WFH Isn't Dead and How Digital-First Companies Have a Big AI Advantage

Pets and PJs aren’t why people want to work from home. The real perk is privacy for deep focus.

Isolation, control, and surveillance. Not the first three words you want to hear when you think of the workplace. But it’s the image conjured up by dystopian television workplaces like Severance.As RTO mandates ramp up, the pressure is on for companies to create or update their spaces to empower creativity, build belonging, and allow employees to do their best work. Elizabeth Brink, co-CEO of global architectural firm Gensler, urged leaders to t…

Why WFH isn't dead and how digital-first companies have a big AI advantage

Instead of following the RTO trend, these business leaders have developed ways to implement hybrid work that keep employees happy and boost productivity.

Employers are ditching remote work. Experts worry that’s shortsighted.

Fewer than half of HR professionals surveyed by HR Dive said flexible work factored into their talent acquisition strategies last year.

Employers are increasingly critical of working from home. Almost one in three employees has less freedom to work from home than two years ago.

New Data Confirms the Office Comeback Is Overhyped and Hybrid Is Here to Stay

Despite headlines suggesting a mass return to the office, the reality on the ground tells a different story: just 33% of U.S. companies currently require full-time office attendance, a figure largely unchanged since mid-2024. Instead, hybrid work remains dominant, especially among large employers, even as some Fortune 500 firms shift toward more office-centric policies, according to the new Flex Report Q2 2025.  Flexibility Persists, But With St…

Return-to-office mandates: Didn’t we already fight this war?

“Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat the 7th grade.” — Source unknown To understand what’s going on right now, a short history of corporate attitudes about remote work might be helpful: 2009: Working remotely (“Telecommuting”) is a bad thing. 2020: Working remotely (“Virtual Workforce”) saved the world economy. 2023: Working remotely (“Hybrid Workforce”) turns out to work quite well and is a win/win, thank you very much…