The Work-From-Anywhere War Is Beginning

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Abstraction: Top talent demanding full work-from-anywhere flexibility will force employer adaptation

Key points:

Harvard Business School economist Raj Choudhury argues top talent has historically shaped workplace norms; today they demand work-from-anywhere, not just hybrid
Stanford economist Nick Bloom's data: companies in June 2020 expected ~1.5 days/week WFH; by 2022 the expectation had risen to nearly half the week each successive month
Workplace research firm Leesman found office-based work was most popular only with senior leaders who had private offices — the group most likely to push return-to-office mandates
Nimble startups have a competitive advantage and will migrate to remote-first in 2023; legacy firms face a choice between expensive real estate/slow managers or chasing the trend
Traditional managers may use the 2023 economic downturn as leverage to drag workers back; but top talent has already made its decision, predicting conflict ahead

Connections: Harvard Business School · Remote Work · Future Of Work · Hybrid Work