After two years in which remote work has seen an unprecedented renaissance, many workplaces are returning to in-person work. But for many employees, faced with rising costs and onerous commutes, the return to brick-and-mortar offices is far from welcome.
Office occupancy, which hit an all-time low of 14.6 percent in April 2020, has slowly recovered in the ensuing years to a current rate of 43.1 percent, according to data collected by Kastle Systems.
The benefits of work-from-home for employees are obvious. For employees accustomed to long and costly commutes, the introduction or expansion of remote work at the onset of the pandemic was often a major relief from the stresses and financial costs of commuting…

				


