This year has been filled with return-to-office mandates, resulting in demands for work-life balance, as seen through trends like quiet quitting and growing anxiety around what the future has in store for workers. And it looks like in 2025, employers will see their employees follow up on these issues.
Demands for flexibility, higher quality of management, work-life boundaries and mental health support will continue to shape workplace culture in the new year, further driving home that corporate America cannot return to its pre-2020 norms and practices, says Frank Weishaupt, the CEO of video conferencing tech company Owl Labs. However, it’s not clear how much employers will concede to employees in the next year, especially in a labor market that now favors employers over talent.
