Steve Tordone has been waiting for this moment for two years. Sure, he’s got a great set up for working at home, and it was nice to be around the family and the dogs. But he prefers working at his office in a downtown Boston high-rise where he works as a financial advisor.
“I’m an outdoor cat and I just want I want to see people,” he says, “I can’t wait for it to get crowded.”
Tordone is starting to get his wish. In Boston, as across the nation, a “back-to-work March” has begun. With the omicron variant now on the wane, companies from American Express to Meta and Citigroup – are officially calling on employees to return to the office this month, while also trying to stay flexible enough so as not to lose those who prefer to work from home. Many firms are starting with “soft openings,” but already, offices, streets and garages are filling back up.
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