Karen Blackwood
May 9, 2025
5 min read
As more companies shift away from remote work, the office is being asked to do more. In 2020, 62% of employees worked remotely, and by 2023, that number had dropped significantly to 19.5%. But the expectations shaped by remote work haven’t gone away. If anything, they’ve set a new baseline. At home, people had access to comfort on their own terms: a stocked kitchen, their go-to coffee setup, a quiet corner to recharge. Returning to the office means more than just showing up. It means reconsidering how the workplace can support the full experience of a day.