March 16, 2022 2022 Work Trend Index: Annual Report Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work Work From when to go to the of?ce to why work in the ?rst place, employees have a new “worth it” equation. And there’s no going back. IIllustration by Sébastien Thibault2022 Work Trend Index: Annual Report We’ve been on the cusp of the shift to hybrid work for more than a year, with false starts attributed to a pandemic that had other ideas. Now, we’re at a long-awaited in?ection point: the lived experience of hybrid work. One thing is clear: We’re not the same people that went home to work in early 2020. The collective experience of the past two years has left a lasting imprint, fundamentally changing how we de?ne the role of work in our lives. The data shows the Great Reshuf?e is far from over. Employees everywhere are rethinking their “worth it” equation and are voting with their feet. And as more people experience the upsides of ?exible work, the more heavily it factors into the equation. For Gen Z and Millennials, there’s no going back. And with other generations not far behind, companies must meet employees where they are. employees’ great new expectations head