The Gadget Lab Podcast   /     Big Tech Wants You Back in the Office

Summary

Much of the tech workforce has become accustomed to remote or hybrid jobs over the last several years. But lately, we’ve seen big tech companies demanding their teams head back into the office. This week, we look at some of these return-to-office mandates and discuss their ripple effects. Plus, we ask the question on all of our minds: does working in person actually make employees more productive?  Write to us at uncannyvalley@wired.com. You can follow Michael Calore on Mastodon at @snackfight, Lauren Goode on Threads and @laurengoode, and Zoë Schiffer on Threads @reporterzoe.

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Duration
35:47
Publishing date
2024-11-07 10:00
Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_5901_2f0a8248-1659-4974-ba3d-aff0907b13fc&uf=https%3A%2F%2Fpublicfeeds.net%2Ff%2F5901%2Fgadget-lab
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Much of the tech workforce has become accustomed to remote or hybrid jobs over the last several years. But lately, we’ve seen big tech companies demanding their teams head back into the office. This week, we look at some of these return-to-office mandates and discuss their ripple effects. Plus, we ask the question on all of our minds: does working in person actually make employees more productive? 

Write to us at uncannyvalley@wired.com.


You can follow Michael Calore on Mastodon at @snackfight, Lauren Goode on Threads and @laurengoode, and Zoë Schiffer on Threads @reporterzoe.