Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Stansbury is a San Diego-based travel and parenting writer. For many, working from home began as a response to a crisis.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. There's a science to working from home. There's more to remote ...

While many professionals spend a significant proportion of their working week at home, other companies have told staff it's time to go back to the office. For most bosses and their staff, the new ...

Economics is famous for being the dismal science. Sadly, recent work highlighting the slowdown in productivity growth stretching back to the 1950s is no exception. But I take a more cheerful view ...

The American workplace’s experiment with remote work happened, effectively, overnight: With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, more than half of workers began working from home at least part of ...

Working from home can offer significant benefits, including increased productivity, improved work-life balance, and reduced commuting time. However, securing a work-from-home arrangement often ...

Companies did all they could to encourage their workers back to the office after the pandemic. There were free meals, unlimited snacks, pilates classes, social events, subsidised travel costs, and ...