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    A new work anxiety: Will I be penalized for working from home?

    In the "new normal" of the hybrid workplace, are remote and in-person workers going to be treated equally? It's a matter of hot debate right now.
    by Jacqueline GaNun Aug 18, 2022 5 minutes
    Nitin Budhiraja discovered during the pandemic that he loved working from home. He now works fully remotely.

    Jenn Ramirez Robson has been working remotely since the pandemic started.

    Now, as more people are returning to the office or offered the choice of working from home, she's still working remotely. But every once in a while, she gets worried about being left out at work.

    "All of my meetings are still on Zoom or Teams, but I do feel that sense that I should go into the office at least once a week," says Ramirez Robson, who works at Northwest Center, a disability nonprofit.

    In the "new normal" hybrid workplace, are remote and in-person workers going to be treated equally? It's a matter of hot debate right now, with many workers like Ramirez Robson wondering if they would be sacrificing promotions if they choose not to come into the office. One top Wall Street CEO waded right

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