As the weeks of quarantining have stretched into months, the slow rumblings of reopening the economy have recently turned into a roar. More than half the states have begun taking steps to reopen, or have plans to begin the process soon, meaning millions of people are likely to return to work soon. As the spread of COVID-19 has stabilized, employee anxiety about the return to work has spiked.
Many are able to avoid their workplaces entirely via telecommuting. As I’ve written elsewhere, the benefits of working from home are growing increasingly obvious as companies find it simultaneously protects employee health, improves productivity, and potentially reduces overhead costs. COVID-19 may be accelerating a workforce diffusion that was already underway before the pandemic.
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