The writer is a science commentator
It was striking to read this week that many Gen Z workers regard video calls as “face-to-face” meetings. The older segment of this cohort — born in the late 1990s, raised on social media and coming of age in the Covid-19 pandemic — often have a distinctive take on many aspects of office life, such as corporate loyalty (meh) and work-life balance (100 per cent).
They generally expect at least some remote working, an aspiration at odds with the many companies and executives who prefer employees in the office. Now, a new study has found that hybrid working, with three days in the office and two at home, does not lower performance or hinder promotion prospects — and may save money by improving retention.