{"id":30732,"date":"2021-04-01T19:06:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/?p=30732"},"modified":"2022-11-02T13:29:17","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:29:17","slug":"biggest-us-companies-return-to-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/biggest-us-companies-return-to-office\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did the Delta Variant Affect the Largest U.S. Companies’ Return to the Office Plans?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was last updated September 15, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n

On March 11, 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. And, as a result of containment measures, daily life underwent necessary changes, including a switch to working from home (WFH) for a considerable share of the population<\/a>. Although a return to the office \u2014 either total or partial through hybrid work policies \u2014 was discussed early on in the pandemic, it was repeatedly delayed.<\/p>\n

Eventually, with much better knowledge of how the virus operates and vaccination efforts in full swing, a transition back to working from the office (WFO) seemed like a real possibility. In fact, some Texas metros had already brought more than one-third of employees back to the office in early spring, with other areas in the country soon joining them. For example, San Francisco office spaces<\/a> also saw workers gradually return, as nonessential offices were allowed to reopen.<\/p>\n

However, the Delta variant complicated matters, forcing companies to reevaluate the timing and scale of their return to the office. In this context, companies are deciding their work policies for the future \u2014 whether they consist of moving everyone back into the office when the situation allows, keeping all employees remote, or something in between.<\/p>\n

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