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People who choose to work from home are actually less-productive when they do so, new research suggests. An author behind the research explains why.

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A new study on worker productivity found that those who work from home are also likely to be constrained by other responsibilities, like childcare or household duties.

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Return-to-office mandates just got another vote in their favor: A new study says WFH results in 18% less productivity.

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A new study from economists at MIT and UCLA observed that data-entry workers were 18% less productive at home than they were in the office.

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That's one way to draw people back to the office: Google hotel reportedly touts $99 special to 'make it easier for Googlers to transition to the hybrid workplace'

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Google opened its Bay View campus in May of 2022.
Google opened its Bay View campus in May of 2022.

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Gen Z fashion trends are shaking up the office. From Doc Martens to pocket squares, here's what 11 workers are wearing this summer.

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The Gen Z workers described their workwear as everything from "comfy modest-chic" to "androgynous."

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Lyft's new CEO reversed its WFH policy. Now he says employees should want to come back to the office 'for the snacks.'

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Lyft CEO David Risher said people should want to return to the office "for the snacks," the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Delta's CEO tells bosses who 'moan' to him about staff not coming into the office more: 'I know where they are – they're on my airplanes.'

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Ed Bastian knows where remote workers are choosing to spend their time – in the air.

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Can you wear shorts to work? WSJ survey says yes. But put those sandals away! Most say they're 'never OK.'

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It might have been OK to wear shorts and sandals when you were working from the beach during pandemic times, but if you're returning to the office, is this attire OK? The Wall Street Journal surveyed people to ask.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who lets employees work from anywhere, says many CEOs calling workers back to the office are 'going away to the Hamptons for the summer'

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced a policy last year that lets employees live and work from anywhere.

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Young remote workers are missing out on crucial IRL feedback from colleagues

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Young workers who don't make the trek into the office risk missing out on valuable feedback from colleagues, according to a group of economists.

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My company is making us go back to the office 2 days a week to boost morale — but no one wants to be there

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Some employers are calling workers back to the office, which means a return to commuting.

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