The Office Monsters Are Trying to Claw Their Way Back to 2019

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This article is based on quotes from a handful of people, but I wish they would include some actual data. As it is, it's basically just speculation and statements of the obvious. How many companies are requiring workers to return to the office? Has it led to a measurable increase or decrease in productivity?

It did point out its not just productivity, but providing a captive audience for other businesses and taxes.

“I’m trying to fill up office buildings, and I’m telling JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, I’m telling all of them, ‘Listen, I need your people back into office so we can build the ecosystem,’” Mayor Eric Adams of New York City said this week. The city, which is heavily reliant on tax revenue from massive Midtown offices, recently announced a strict policy of in-person work for city employees."

Article linked in above paragraph: https://archive.ph/dRaYU

From the article:

“When you go to lower Manhattan, with all of those city offices, if they remain empty, Duane Reade is not going to have the customer, the café is not going to have the customer,” Adams said at Wednesday’s event."

Duane Reade is apparently a chain of pharmacy and convenience stores owned by Walgreens

https://archive.ph/UrYk0

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