Remote work in the United States has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. In 2019, the percentage of days people worked from home accounted for just 7 percent of all workdays; by 2023, that figure had quadrupled to 28 percent.<\/p>\n
As a remote worker for this publication since 2019, I have been part of this sea change. And I understand both the feelings of empowerment and isolation that can accompany working alone.<\/p>\n
Whether remote work is, on balance, a perk or a problem is something I often question. So, too, do employers, though we frequently seem to land on opposite sides of this polarizing issue. While I\u2019ve been outfitting my home office some 800 kilometers away from my company\u2019s Washington, D.C., headquarters, many institutions, including the U.S. federal government, have been issuing return-to-office mandates.<\/p>\n