CAREER NAVIGATOR


WHO NEEDS AN OFFICE ANYWAY?


Over a year into quarantine-imposed telework, a vision of the future of fice begins to emerge.


by Jacqueline M. Hames


But as with anything in life, the moment you get used to a particular situation, it changes again. Te COVID-19 quarantine is no different. Te more vaccinations administered, the more businesses are open- ing, the more people are returning to life out in public. Te question many are asking now is: When do we go back to the office?


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A TRICKY QUESTION At this writing, the answer to the question of “when” is nebulous, at best. Many things will contribute to the Army workforce’s return to the office plans, said Yolanda Compton, G-1 civilian human resources branch chief at the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC). Returning to the office is a complex, nuanced endeavor that encompasses a range of factors, from scientific findings on the COVID-19 vaccine to the preference of an individual employee. Compton attended the U.S. Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs


fter more than a year of working from home, we’ve hit an equilibrium. Sure, there are bad days where the technology isn’t working, the pets are feeling particularly needy, the kids are stir crazy—the adults are stir crazy—but otherwise we have it figured out. Some might even say they have become more productive, now. It’s the new normal.


Army AL&T Magazine


Summer 2021


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