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What’s Driving The Shift Away From Remote Work?

Behind the RTO trend.

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Alex Ponomarev
Jul 07, 2025
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A person standing on a tightrope over a cityscape.

In 2020, millions of companies pivoted to remote work seemingly overnight.

The traditional corporate landscape changed drastically, for many it felt like chaos:

  • Slack pings at all hours

  • Calendars exploding

  • Scopes lost in the void

  • And decisions made without ever being in the same room as somebody

Fast forward three or four years and many companies, especially …

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