The Next Wave of Remote Work

Hello, and welcome back. In this edition, we take a look at the companies tying pay to attendance, the top colleges for high-paying jobs in finance, why some Gen Z workers are trying to prove their work ethic and more. 

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Next Wave of Remote Work Is About Outsourcing Jobs Overseas

During the pandemic millions of Americans worked from home and many decamped to cities like Boise, Austin and Phoenix. Companies quickly learned that employees could be productive from afar, thanks to remote-working tech like Zoom and Dropbox. Now, they are responding to lingering labor shortages and rising wages by sending jobs overseas, according to labor consultants. 

Welcome to the next wave of remote work.

A New Way to Push People Back to Offices: Tying Pay to Attendance

Bosses have tried many different tactics to repopulate workplaces, from free pizza and bagels to live in-office entertainment. Many others wrote terse memos and office policy reminders, or threatened termination. Now, at least one prominent employer is trying a different approach, vowing that staffers’ pay could be affected if employees don’t comply with existing in-office attendance requirements.

Office no-shows are on notice.

Your Gen Z Co-Worker Is Hustling More Than You Think

Many 20-somethings are pushing long hours, building businesses, striving for promotions—even for their more-senior co-workers’ jobs. At the same time they are running into perceptions that their age cohort cares more about work-life boundaries and rejecting “hustle” culture than scaling the career ladder.

Youth and ambition are not mutually exclusive.

Top Colleges for High-Paying Jobs in Finance & Management Consulting

MIT and the University of Virginia are the top private and public colleges for high-paying jobs in finance, white Harvard and Georgia tech grads earn the most in management consulting, according to a new ranking compiled by the Burning Glass Institute, a nonprofit that researches employment trends. The ranking aims to answer the question: If the choice of career and the number of years in the field are the same, what effect does the school somebody went to have on their salary?

See how your school stacks up.

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Elsewhere in The Wall Street Journal

Check out some of the Journal’s other best-read stories on work life and the office over the past week:

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• Does Your Résumé Pass the Six-Second Test? (Read)
• Why It’s Important to Show Gratitude at Work (Read)

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