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More evidence that bosses want you back to work in the office despite COVID's endless grip

LOS ANGELES — Most bosses remain steadfast in their desire to see their white-collar employees in the office despite many workers' desire to stay home most of the time. About 85% of companies say they want employees to spend half or more of their work time there, according to a recent national real estate brokerage survey. But rising and waning surges of COVID-19 keep injecting caution into ...
View of Pershing Square from the rooftop deck at Park Fifth Tower, a 24- story tower apartment building, located at 427 W. 5th Street, in downtown, on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.

LOS ANGELES — Most bosses remain steadfast in their desire to see their white-collar employees in the office despite many workers' desire to stay home most of the time.

About 85% of companies say they want employees to spend half or more of their work time there, according to a recent national real estate brokerage survey.

But rising and waning surges of COVID-19 keep injecting caution into employers' attitudes about enforcing in-person work, which are still evolving as leaders and workers try to figure out how much time they want to spend in the office and how much room they'll need to do their jobs when they are together.

Office leasing patterns in Los Angeles County in the second quarter revealed uncertainties about how working from home will change office use in the years ahead.

L.A.-area office buildings remain less than half as populated as they were before the pandemic, real

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