Google reportedly eliminated some office snacks, including dried mangoes and M&Ms, in an effort to cut costs

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A Google employee in the San Francisco office told The Atlantic that Google removed office snacks like dried mango, chips, and M&Ms.

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'Quiet rooms' are being built by companies to help employees relax and decompress on the clock

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Companies are adding more "quiet rooms" for employees to recharge.

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Apple emailed staff at 7 a.m. surveying them about hybrid work after threatening to discipline employees not going in 3 days a week

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says inventing and 'riffing' on ideas is easier if staff are back in the office

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Andy Jassy said working from home isn't "the best long-term approach" in a letter to shareholders Thursday.

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Most of Wall Street is panicking about commercial real estate – but Goldman Sachs says there's little chance it triggers a financial crisis

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Office loan delinquencies could fuel the next stage of the US regional banking crisis, Goldman Sachs has warned.

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Panic over the rise of AI is hitting a fever pitch

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I'm an Amazon employee who likes working in person. I think our return-to-office plan falls short, so I'm quitting to work somewhere with a stronger office presence.

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"It's crazy because Amazon will probably think I'm quitting because I want to work from home, but it's actually the opposite," an employee told Insider.

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These million-dollar luxury condos used to be the storied offices of a big Wall Street bank. See inside the transformation.

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One Wall Street pictured in 1932, left, and today.

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I'm an Amazon employee who's worked remotely since 2021. Now that we're returning to the office soon, I worry I'll lose the productivity and work-life balance I perfected during the pandemic.

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An Amazon program manager who has never set foot in the office says she dreads the enforcement of Andy Jassy's return-to-office mandate come May.

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Forget the 'death of downtowns' — we're about to experience the Big City Renaissance

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City downtowns aren't doomed — the rise of remote work is about to spark the Big City Renaissance.

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America's great cities are in a precarious spot.

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