Americans Are Willing to Return to Office if That Means Not Getting Off, Study Reveals

With layoffs continuing unabated, employees are now agreeing to return to the office and abandon remote work if it means retaining their positions within the company. According to data from Clarify Capital , approximately 24% of workers expressed willingness to return to the office to avoid layoffs. The study further revealed that currently, one in every three Americans is experiencing work-related anxiety.

Furthermore, the study found that 54% of Americans have three months or less of emergency savings in case of job loss. In addition to being open to returning to the office , employees are also willing to accept pay cuts to prevent layoffs.

"It’s easier for executives to hold on to the old notion that people are really working if they can see them down the hall," says Dan Kaplan, a senior client partner at Korn Ferry. "It’s almost too hard for some leaders to comprehend a world where that option doesn’t exist, or to consider a radical new approach." ...