The era of hybrid work has spawned a new kind of office culture — one that has left many workers less connected and less happy than they have ever been.

Emma Goldberg, a business reporter covering workplace culture for The Times, explains how mixing remote and office work has created a malaise, as workers confront new challenges and navigate uncertainty, and employers engage in a wave of experiments.

Guest: Emma Goldberg, a business reporter for The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• of-work-reporter.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Emma Goldberg reflects on her evolving beat as tens of thousands of employees return to the office.
• From March: Office Mandates. Pickleball. Beer.work-from-home-office.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> What will make hybrid work stick?

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