It's not over. The remote work genie is out of the bottle now and is not going back in.
Of course, a severe recession would give employers the upper hand with new hires, but existing staff are not going back in. At least not for a good chunk of the roles. And when those new hires who prefer to work remotely find a different job that allows for that, that's what they'll be doing.
Here's an archive of the article. An archive has no paywall, not subscription requirement, and can be easier to read:
Tech Workers Long Got What They Wanted. That’s Over.
https://archive.ph/BKT1I
It's not over. The remote work genie is out of the bottle now and is not going back in.
Of course, a severe recession would give employers the upper hand with new hires, but existing staff are not going back in. At least not for a good chunk of the roles. And when those new hires who prefer to work remotely find a different job that allows for that, that's what they'll be doing.