"Looking ahead, analysts see even more changes coming to the workplace, where the average person spends roughly one-third of their life. Return-to-office calls got noticeably louder in 2025, Robert Half said, with many large employers rolling out firmer in-office expectations and enforcement-Amazon ( AMZN), Dell ( DELL), Walmart ( WMT), and Starbucks ( SBUX) were among the major employers to issue RTO mandates."
"data indicated that for remote-capable roles, "hybrid work arrangements remained the dominant model-and employee preferences barely budged toward fully on-site work." "In general, companies that treated work flexibility as a strategic tool for employee engagement saw better outcomes than those focused on badge counts," Robert Half said. Related: What is coffee badging? The hybrid work buzzword explained "Expect to see fewer performative mandates and more structured models for flexible work guided by what the data shows about employee productivity, satisfaction and retention.""
"There are so many songs about work that even Google can't give you an exact number. There must be thousands of tunes about the daily grind, such as Dolly Parton's "9 to 5," the Bangles' "Manic Monday," Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend," and Johnny Paycheck's "Take this Job and Shove It." About the only ones who seemed to enjoy singing about their careers were the Seven Dwarfs who heigh-hoed off to work in Snow White-and they were cartoon characters."
There are thousands of songs about work, from Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" to Johnny Paycheck's "Take this Job and Shove It." The workplace changed dramatically after the COVID-19 pandemic as offices shut and many people shifted to telecommuting with digital conferencing tools. Analysts expect further workplace changes, since people spend about one-third of their lives at work. Return-to-office calls intensified in 2025, with major employers issuing RTO mandates. Data showed hybrid arrangements stayed dominant for remote-capable roles and employee preferences did not move toward fully on-site work. Businesses increasingly use contract and interim talent to access skills and keep projects moving.
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