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Workers are Resisting Calls to Return to Offices - Slashdot (it.slashdot.org)

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America's return-to-office has been a "lagging return," reports the Washington Post: Even with millions of workers across the country being asked to return to their cubicles, office occupancy has been relatively static for the past year. The country's top 10 metropolitan areas averaged 47.2 percent...

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[–] Syo@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just to point out, latest research shows productivity is a wash. Essentially, experienced workers saw productivity boost, while new hires since WFH have shown low productivity growth over the last 3 years. The leading theory is experience sharing that happened in person, in a casual manner, had a much larger impact in growing the company talent over longer terms.

Firms need to adapt to keep their talent competitive. Some firms choosing to go back to office is just one strategy.

[–] sethw@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Doubling down on what the other guy said, the answer is structured training instead of mashing people together hoping they learn by osmosis