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This unique chance to reimagine our working lives must not be lost

Food carts lined what is usually sterile stretch of pavement in lower Manhattan’s financial district. Vendors doled out free burritos and ice cream to the mingling sun-kissed bankers – folks who had begrudgingly traipsed back to their physical desks last month after a year of remote working, following the stern orders of moneyed overlords.

Free lunch is entry-level when it comes to corporate perks, a trusted staple many businesses have fallen back on as a means of convincing workers to resume their pre-pandemic working habits

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