One of the bright spots of the COVID-19 pandemic is how it allowed—really, forced—many companies to reconsider their attitudes toward and policies around remote work. While many trailblazing companies had for years offered the ability to work remotely as a much-sought-after perk for their employees, the majority were wary of giving employees that kind of flexibility.
For one, there was simply a fear that employees would slack off or otherwise be less productive if they were working from home and outside the structure of a traditional office setting. Others bemoaned the reduced ability to collaborate in person.
