Commentary: Nobody wants to return to a five-day work week as it was

Stay on top of major news and announcements made through the workday.This service is not intended for persons residing in the EU. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners.No wonder 75 per cent of office workers in one large European survey published last week agreed it should be illegal for bosses to force staff to work from an office.

I too am keen to see colleagues in the flesh again and I miss what Apple’s boss, Tim Cook, called the “hum of activity” in an email he sent last week telling staff they had to be back at their company desks at least three days a week by September. A huge, sought-after company such as Apple, which is inundated with job applicants, may be able to easily dictate terms.

“My sense is that that’s not going to fly,” says Nicole Sahin, chief executive of Globalisation Partners, a US-headquartered firm that helps companies navigate the process of hiring staff abroad.READ: Commentary: Relationships in the office have become superficial

不是不要，是找不到这种工作

Also in Singapore. Besides I've been reading 4hour work week and at the very least, if I do go back to work, it should only take 4 hours a day to keep the economy moving at the pace of the past 5years, and 3 hours a day, to make it move faster, and only if they hire better.

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