From large corporations calling employees back to business district skyscrapers to the return of lunchtime lines at salad bars: signs that workers are returning to New York's offices, albeit in "hybrid" mode for now, are multiplying. Several companies emblematic of America's financial capital are preparing for a huge in-person return of staff after 14 months of widespread teleworking and a vigorous vaccination campaign. Then about two weeks ago, fellow New York financial giant Goldman Sachs sent employees a memo telling them to prepare to return to the office from June 14. New York occupancy rates are below the US average but some insiders are predicting a sharp increase in the next two months. So far, his employer hasn't "put on any pressure" to return to the office but he expects, with apprehension, new instructions soon.

Source: The Star May 16, 2021 00:56 UTC