The Rise of Panera (For Remote Workers)

Correspondingly, we hope to see increasing employer focus on fostering a sense of fulfillment, connection, and support across in-office and remote workers alike. For companies expanding remote work optionality, what new systems will be needed to build and sustain community and culture across the organization?

Things have accelerated massively on the distributed work front (obviously) and, per Gartner it seems many companies won't look back — 74% of CFOs expect to shift some workers remotely on a permanent basis. This inorganic acceleration has, however, come at a pretty significant price.