CEOs Predict End of Remote Work

​The pandemic ushered in a new era of work. Many workplaces went fully remote, with some employers giving up their office space altogether. In the post-pandemic era, a number of workplaces are hybrid and have no plans to get back to full-time, in-office work. According to the Pew Research Center, 35 percent of workers with jobs that can be done remotely are working from home full time, and 41 percent of those with positions that can be remote are working a hybrid schedule.

However, now that COVID-19 is better managed, employers are attempting to bring workers back into the office, with some—like Zoom and Meta—requiring in-person work at least a few days per week. Additionally, new research from KPMG’s Global CEO Outlook showed that 63 percent of CEOs predict a full return to in-office work by the end of 2026, while only 7 percent believe that full-time remote work will continue in the long term.

Following in the footsteps of Zoom and Meta are companies across the U.S., which are trying to bring workers back into the office at least part of the time.

Here’s what they’re doing to convince workers to come back, as well as their reasons for advocating in-office work. 

They’re Encouraging In-Office Work for Gatherings

In a time when 90 percent of office workers said they don’t wish to return to the old ways of working—and some are even threatening to walk away from a job if they have to go into the office full time—employers are treading lightly.

Sara Murdock,…