Tacos, treehouses, virtual golf: top firms try to bribe workers back to the office

Growing numbers of bosses are offering special sweeteners to anyone willing to trudge back to work - but will they work?

Since the pandemic began, millions of workers around the world have gone remote and we now have a raft of recent studies that suggest what many workers have long argued: remote work makes people happier, healthier, and even more productive. And it's especially preferred by people belonging to underrepresented groups, who have reported feeling more included and less anxious when remote.

Despite pandemic restrictions lifting, workers aren't in a hurry to return to the office, or RTO". A tight labor market is making it even harder for companies to force people to come back. Banks like JP Morgan initially took a hard line on ending remote work, but have backed down in the face of worker revolts.