Is Working From Home Too Good to Be True?
Some companies are ditching their physical headquarters, while others call remote workers back to the office. So what's the future of work?
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During the past twenty years, many office workers have gotten used to the flexibility of occasionally working from home. In 1996, only 20 percent of companies let some employees telecommute at least some of the time. Now, 60 percent let their employees log in to work from their laptops at home—or anywhere with decent WiFi. It's a perk workers enjoy, it can save companies money, and there's research to suggest it could help close the gender pay gap.