After a year of remote work, American employees prefer to stay at home

Employees go early in the morning to their workplaces.

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Last year, most companies across the United States rushed to close their offices and prepare their employees to work remotely, when the “Covid-19” virus suddenly affected all walks of life in the world.

Now the picture is reversed, as these companies are thinking about how to bring many of these employees back to work in offices.

With declining COVID-19 infections, most companies are treading cautiously in the face of a possible backlash from workers unwilling to return to the office. Tensions spilled over to employees of a few companies, some of whom petitioned, or even staged strikes, to protest being called into the office. Those working in high-demand fields, such as technology or customer service, have options to stay at home amid a rise in job vacancies that promise “remote work,” attractive options for those who prefer to be close to family or are looking for less expensive cities.

“A lot of people have moved to work from their homes and don't want to go back,” says Inquite Garment founder Chris Ricopono, adding that he doesn't want to bring the company's 100 employees back to the office in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood, because he believes productivity and morale will be higher. At work remotely.

Starting in September, the company will require these employees to come to the office only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, in the hope that the flexibility of the "mixed" schedule will make everyone happy.

Across the country, the average occupancy rate for office buildings in the 10 largest US cities was about 32% in late June, according to data from Castell Systems, a security company that monitors access cards in about 2,600 buildings.

In Manhattan, only 12% of office workers had returned as of late May.

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