Washington Correspondent
The great return to “normal” office life that so many American businesses were waiting for in early September never happened. The hope maintained by a number of managers that the office buildings of US metropolises will be filled again at the beginning of next year is in danger of being disappointed.
Almost nine out of ten large companies (88%) have developed incentives to persuade their staff to return to enjoy the joys of the cafeteria, face-to-face meetings and noisy open space. Free lunches, subsidized parking, not to mention bonuses to cover transportation costs, are some of the most frequently offered incentives. More than half of employees are ready to go to the office more often to avoid low wages. But 25% of telecommuting fans say they would quit if they were threatened with lower wages.
The persistence of the rebellion against returning to the office is explained by the almost full employment…
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Source: Le Figaro
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