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Author: PucksFool ⎊🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: In-the-office vs. work-at-home
Date: 03/13/26 9:45 AM
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It looks line mandated in-the-office work is not as productive or as profitable as work-at-home.

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5775420-rem...

Many business leaders think that a stricter return-to-office policy will cause a surge in productivity. But in reality, the data tell a different story.

Across practitioner reports and peer-reviewed research, including a new report from the Institute for Corporate Productivity, organizations that commit to highly flexible models, including remote-first, report strong output, healthier engagement, and faster growth than mandate-driven peers.

The newest practitioner evidence should give leaders confidence. In the institute’s Remote-First Organizations report, most leaders in remote-first firms say productivity remains high. A sizable share report that it is very high, even though the majority of these companies avoid invasive monitoring of employees. The research frames remote-first as a deliberate operating model anchored in trust, clarity and well-designed touchpoints, not a stopgap.

Independent national data aligns with these practitioner insights. In October 2024, a Bureau of Labor Statistics analysis reported a positive relationship between growth in remote work and total factor productivity across industries. A related BLS briefing summarized the same finding for leaders: Industries that expanded remote work faster also saw faster productivity growth during the pandemic period.

These are not isolated anecdotes; they are economy-wide patterns.
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