Return-to-office policies are ‘creeping up,’ researcher says. Many workers would rather quit

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About half of workers say they’d rather quit than return to the office full-time, according to a Pew Research Center poll.
Big companies like Amazon, AT&T, Boeing, Dell Technologies, JPMorgan Chase, UPS and The Washington Post have initiated return-to-office mandates for at least some employees.
Workers value hybrid work similarly to an 8% raise, by one estimate.

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