neeley: yes.s no doubt that many companies, particularly in the finance sector, are wanting people back in the office and in person. we're talking about goldman sachs and jp morgan chase and morgan stanley, etc. but they are unique in this regard. other companies like pepsico, not necessarily in silicon valley. even the u.s. patent office is saying we will give you flexibility, but let's have a framework that will allow people to do this effectively. now, the question is what does that framework look like, and how can we make sure that we retain autonomy and flexibility? you saw apple announced their return to work policy, which is an every other day policy, and experienced backlash on the same day they announced their back to work policy, or framework. so it's really important to be very clear, why do you want people back? is it for collaboration, is it for innovation, is it for socializing? because if you ask people to come back into the office to do the exact same thing they could be doing at h

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