Survey finds many office workers lack in-person contact

A New York Fed survey of 1,835 college-educated workers found that office attendance often does not translate into face-to-face interaction: 48.8% reported no in-person meetings on their most recent office day. The researchers say the findings point to a gap between office mandates and workers’ daily experience, while noting limits to what the survey captures.

• The September survey found that 48.8% of respondents had no in-person meetings on their most recent office day.· 1 source
• On office days, 70.6% had at least one teammate working elsewhere, and 37% reported a virtual meeting despite all participants being in the same office.· 1 source
• The researchers say the survey does not measure relationships with non-teammates or some client interactions; they do not recommend abandoning office mandates.· 1 source