Stanford University economics professor Nicholas Bloom has been researching remote work and management for decades. The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the workplace provided a rare opportunity for a world-wide case study. Bloom joined Greylock general partner Sarah Guo on Greymatter’s Work From Anywhere podcast series to talk about the evolving workplace, what the data shows on both employee and management wellbeing, the allure of the hybrid-work model, and more. You can read a transcript of this interview here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/nicholas-bloom-stanford-what-workers-want/ You can find more information about the Work From Anywhere series here: https://greylock.com/work-from-anywhere/ Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:44 Background 1:28 Coming Back to the Office 2:53 Difficulties With the Hybrid Model 8:22 Solving the Issues 12:35 The Level of Risk 14:53 Impact on Different Levels of an Org 18:15 Geographic Variation 20:44 Surveillance Software 24:20 Advice on Adjusting 27:03 The Donut Effect 29:17 Secondary Cities 36:34 What to Expect