A recession will actually boost remote work

Published August 22, 2022 4:00am ET



Many recent headlines claim that a recession will mean the end of remote work. That’s because of a cooling labor market, giving executives more power to force employees to comply with their demands. And while surveys show that the large majority of employees prefer to spend most or all of their time working remotely, most executives want employees to be in the office.

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