While the existing remote working experience may not be immersive and does not shorten work hours, the workers still prefer this option to returning to the office according to this Seattle Times opinion.
“At Microsoft, a back-to-office ‘normal’ may not happen this year” was the headline this past week. This is a big tell, as Microsoft has had a policy for three months now that employees should be in the physical office 50% of the time.
They aren’t. The company now suggests it may not meet even this 50% goal until 2023.
Downtown Seattle offices are still only 38% occupied, according to an office-space tracker from the Downtown Seattle Association. This is only slightly above what it was in February.