/tags/remote-workers remote workers en-US WLRN Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:06:05 GMT /2022-02-17/where-is-my-office-anyway-as-covid-recedes-remote-workers-prepare-to-head-back A quarter of full-time employees were still working exclusively from home in December 2021. Now companies are starting to call them back — but the office experience may look very different from before. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:06:05 GMT /2022-02-17/where-is-my-office-anyway-as-covid-recedes-remote-workers-prepare-to-head-back Andrea Hsu /npr-breaking-news/2021-07-20/wework-prepares-for-a-second-act-banking-its-future-on-the-rise-of-remote-work After the ouster of its eccentric founder, the co-working startup made a seasoned real estate executive its CEO. Now it's hoping to go public and lure workers back to communal office space. Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:42:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2021-07-20/wework-prepares-for-a-second-act-banking-its-future-on-the-rise-of-remote-work Bobby Allyn /news/2021-07-14/why-remote-work-might-not-revolutionize-where-we-work Apple joins the ranks of tech firms freeing many employees from Silicon Valley offices. What this might mean for the geography of the American economy. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:18:15 GMT /news/2021-07-14/why-remote-work-might-not-revolutionize-where-we-work Greg Rosalsky /2021-06-09/a-controversial-new-alzheimers-drug-dating-during-a-covid-dogs-anxiety-as-we-return-to-offices The battle against Alzheimer’s takes a turn with the announcement of a new drug treatment. We’re still in a pandemic but a lot of people are ready to get back into dating. Plus, helping our dogs deal with anxiety now that many of us are back in the office. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:26:51 GMT /2021-06-09/a-controversial-new-alzheimers-drug-dating-during-a-covid-dogs-anxiety-as-we-return-to-offices Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-05-06/google-adapts-to-long-term-telework-offers-employees-hybrid-work-week More than a year into telework, the tech giant has said about 60% of its employees will work remotely two days a week. Twenty percent will work from home permanently. Thu, 06 May 2021 10:57:57 GMT /news/2021-05-06/google-adapts-to-long-term-telework-offers-employees-hybrid-work-week Jaclyn Diaz /2021-03-09/workers-are-moving-first-asking-questions-later-what-happens-when-offices-reopen As the pandemic stretched on, some employees moved hundreds of miles from the offices they're supposed to return to once it's safe. Will their bosses really make them come back? Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:28:00 GMT /2021-03-09/workers-are-moving-first-asking-questions-later-what-happens-when-offices-reopen Laurel Wamsley /2020-11-16/small-cities-are-a-big-draw-for-remote-workers-during-the-pandemic Employees' ability to work from home could transform small metro areas and change where Americans choose to live. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:00:00 GMT /2020-11-16/small-cities-are-a-big-draw-for-remote-workers-during-the-pandemic Jon Marcus