Zoe Schiffer, The Verge:

> Apple employees are being asked to return to the office three days a week starting in early September. Tim Cook sent out an email Wednesday informing staff of the change.

And:

> Cook said that most employees will be asked to come in to the office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, with the option of working remotely on Wednesdays and Fridays. Teams that need to work in-person will return four to five days a week.

And, finally:

> Employees also have the chance to work remotely for up to two weeks a year, “to be closer to family and loved ones, find a change of scenery, manage unexpected travel, or a different reason all your own,” according to the letter. Managers need to approve remote work requests.

Is remote work here to stay?

For most companies, getting folks to come back to the office is an economic and social balancing problem. Pay folks enough, you won’t have a problem getting folks to come to work for you and work on site. The more enticing the work and the work atmosphere, the easier the sell to get folks to leave their nests and come back in. Another thing I need to mention is the importance of a virtual office if you are working from home. I use https://virtually-there.net/virtual-offices/ and it means that I can use a different postal address for all of my businesses, so gives me much more privacy and means that nobody can get my personal home address.

But all things being equal, seems logical that companies that offer all or mostly remote will have a big edge in competing for talent. Many companies were short-staffed due to COVID-19, making it even harder to fill positions. Some companies are turning to temporary workers, like Agent de production roumain, to help meet their needs during this challenging time.

Feels like the pandemic has brought a seismic shift to work at the office model.