A New Office Culture
The past few years have changed the way we work in profound ways.
Flat Structures: Businesses that reject hierarchies in favor of a “flat” corporate structure rarely work. A new crop of companies is aiming to find a middle ground.
R.T.O.’s Desperation Phase: Tens of millions of office workers have faced three years of scattershot plans for a return to in-person work. Now, for the umpteenth time, businesses are ready to get serious.
Pay Transparency: More and more young people are entering job searches with a cleareyed view of how much money they can expect to earn thanks to new salary disclosure laws.
Co-Working Spaces: For many workers whose companies have gone “fully remote” during the pandemic, shared offices have become an escape from often chaotic homes — and a chance to join a community.

“The single best predictor for whether folks will succeed at work is the competence of their boss, regardless of generation,” said Melissa Nightingale, a co-founder of Raw Signal Group, a management training firm. “That boss is on the hook for their on-boarding, their feedback, their career growth and more. If the boss can’t do those things, they’re screwed.”