Summer’s end has brought on a new phase for the economy. Movie theatres are open, college and pro football games are being played with fans in the stands, and New York City is set to partially reopen indoor dining. Perhaps it's no surprise companies such as JPMorgan Chase & Co are looking to call office workers back as well, potentially marking an unofficial start to post-pandemic office culture.
As future-of-work discussions shift from theoretical to practical, one much-maligned company that could be a solution to a world of hybrid work is WeWork. While it has made plenty of errors, its core mission of providing community and flexibility to office workers and companies might be exactly what we need as we re-envision the working world based on the lessons learned over the past six months.