We're Never Going Back

If Remote and Hybrid win out, a few things seem likely to happen as a direct result:

Provide allowances to join local chapters of work associations and social clubs, or to take classes, in order to build connections and skills beyond the workplace.

The possibility of Remote work will create a liquid global talent marketplace, unshackling employment and geography and giving the best employees more optionality than they’ve ever had.

On average, companies in major cities spend $1-2k per month to keep their employees at a desk in an office because that’s just what companies did. Imagine what they could do with $20k per person per year, a blank slate, and a desire to organize themselves around what they want to achieve.

Work From Home Trade is On

Organize month-long workations, during which employees can move to one city and work together, enabling serendipitous interaction and deep relationship building.

It’s clear what they see as Zoom’s biggest shortcoming: serendipity. Both Branch and With use the word “serendipity” in their one-line homepage descriptions, while Huddle opts for “spontaneity” and Gather promises that you’ll “bump into your colleagues.”

More Fluid Employment

Spend Shifts to Perks and Software