As we reach the end of the pandemic and social distancing guidelines begin to relax, many companies are turning to hybrid work arrangements that mix work from home and work at the office. That’s the wrong approach, says Meghan Reibstein, vice president of project management and flexible work at real-estate marketplace Zillow. Instead, the company has a flexible work policy that allows employees to come into the office or work remotely as they prefer. It allows employees to move if they want. It’s given them better work-life balance. And, she said, it’s led to a huge increase in job applications.
Zillow’s been in the news lately for shutting down Zillow Offers, its AI-driven service that purchased homes from sellers and then sold them to buyers. But before that happened, back at the beginning of the pandemic, [...] ...