"This book will challenge you to rethink what it takes to make remote
work work--not just for companies, but for people." --Adam Grant, #1
New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED
podcast WorkLife
The future isn't about where we will work, but how. For years we have
struggled to balance work and life, with most of us feeling overwhelmed
and burned out because our relationship to work is broken.
This "isn't just a book about remote work. It's a book that helps us
imagine a future where our lives--at the office and home--are happier,
more productive, and genuinely meaningful" (Charles Duhigg, best-selling
author of The Power of Habit).
Out of Office is a book for every office worker - from employees to
managers - currently facing the decision about whether, and how, to
return to the office. The past two years have shown us that there may be
a new path forward, one that doesn't involve hellish daily commutes and
the demands of jam-packed work schedules that no longer make sense. But
how can we realize that future in a way that benefits workers and
companies alike?
Based on groundbreaking reporting and interviews with workers and
managers around the world, Out of Office illuminates the key values
and questions that should be driving this conversation: trust, fairness,
flexibility, inclusive workplaces, equity, and work-life balance. Above
all, they argue that companies need to listen to their employees - and
that this will promote, rather than impede, productivity and
profitability. As a society, we have talked for decades about flexible
work arrangements; this book makes clear that we are at an inflection
point where this is actually possible for many employees and their
companies. Out of Office is about so much more than zoom meetings and
hybrid schedules: it aims to reshape our entire relationship to the
office.
