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Dissatisfaction High Among Workers Fearing Mandatory Office Return

About a third of U.S. employees working remotely would quit or look for a new job if their companies ordered them back to the physical office full time, according to a survey commissioned by the recruitment firm Robert Half. Researchers…

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canvassed about 1,000 adult workers online March 9-16, finding 49% who said they would prefer a hybrid work arrangement after the COVID-19 pandemic. Though many are leery about returning to the physical workspace if ordered to do so, dissatisfaction also runs high among employees anticipating the opportunity to be fully remote, the survey found. More than a quarter (28%) said they would worry their relationships with co-workers could suffer, and a fifth fear they would be exposed to “fewer career advancement opportunities due to a lack of visibility.”