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In the US, that seems to be the case, with employees reluctant to resume a 5-day workweek in offices. Whereas in India, while mobility is mostly back in the smaller cities, in some of the bigger cities, employees are reluctant to return to the office full-time, especially where they have the choice to work from home, either partially or in a hybrid mode. Maybe workplaces have changed for the better.
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Work From Home: Fundamental Shift? * USA India • Contrasting trends in USA & India • India has crossed pre-Covid baseline indicating broader return to office • USA has stayed home & points to a fundamental shift Source: Google COVID mobility data * Note: The data provided by Google shows the change in visits to workplaces as compared to pre-Covidbaseline Jan-Feb 2020 Machine Generated Insights
However, major Indian cities still reluctant to return • Across states the major cities and suburbs are yet to reach baseline (bottom most lines) • Regions beyond these cities have crossed the baseline • Most service/ tech jobs are concentrated in big cities and more amenable to Work From Home • Higher IT concentration cities like Bengaluru & Hyderabad most reluctant Source: Google COVID mobility data Machine Generated Insights