Dictating Social Norms

Dictating Social Norms

The remote work debate is happening at the same time as a lot of other debates around social norms. Some of these include what books can be in classrooms and libraries, rights to medication for abortions, rights for LBGTQ individuals, affirmative action, right to have...
Remote Work: Fire Drill or Earthquake?

Remote Work: Fire Drill or Earthquake?

What describes the last 3 years of remote work and your company’s return to the office better? Fire drill or earthquake. According to the World Health Organization, there have been 6,950,655 deaths from Covid-19 not including Turkmenistan and North...
Stop Calling it Office Space

Stop Calling it Office Space

According to McKinsey Global Institute, the value of “office space” is destined to fall by 800 billion dollars by 2030. Notice they didn’t say commercial real estate. And would it be different if they did? I think so. Value often changes in how...
Office Perks

Office Perks

What office perks would bring you back to the office? Vornado Realty Trust is spending $1.2B to renovate two buildings near Penn Station that will have the “wow” factor. They will have pickleball courts, restaurants, coworking spaces, and more. Workers...
How Do Banks Feel About Remote?

How Do Banks Feel About Remote?

Large banks seem to be leading the battle cry to get back to the office. It seems a bit ironic because the history of banking for the past 50 years has been all about remote. And still, while Jamie Dimon is espousing his disdain for remote work, he is actively pushing...