I've spoken to 2,000+ companies over the last 12 months about their plans for remote work going forward
Here are a few things I've learned
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🏢HQ’s are finished: companies will cut their commercial office space by 50-70%
The will allow every worker to work from home 2-4 days a week, and come into the office 1-2 days a week
🌍 Fully distributed: ~30% of the companies we talk to are getting rid of the office entirely and going remote-first
Companies doing this have seen their workers decentralize rapidly, leaving expensive cities to be closer to family
⭐️ Access talent: The first reason they are going remote-first is simple – it lets them hire more talented people
Rather than hiring the best person in a 30-mile radius of the office, they can hire the best person in the world for every role
💰 Cut costs: The second reason they are going remote-first is because it lets them be far more cost-efficient
Rather than spending $20,000 / worker / year on office space they can provide the best remote setup on the planet for $2,000 / worker / year