RTO Is Dead, Long Live RTO: Employers Move From Policy Rollouts To Space Optimization

The long tail of pandemic lockdowns is still dragging down office usage data. Even on the most crowded days in the average office, foot traffic is only 64% of 2019 levels. Across the week, the average attendance volume averages less than 54% of prepandemic occupancy.

Attendance data suggests companies are struggling to codify return-to-office policies five years after the pandemic struck, but brokers, analysts and even survey data suggest a more nuanced picture. The days of rolling out return-to-office policies are largely over, but how employers and their staff use their office space has permanently changed.

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RSK: The author`s viewpoint is RTO (return to office) has slowed and hybrid is going to be the norm. The cost savings of smaller, more well used space is worth it to companies. Hmmm