Last year, more than half of survey respondents were contacted by a manager during the holidays, even though they were on vacation.
While the labor market remains tight, employers are gaining back some leverage.
Researchers also found that as many as four million Americans have dropped out of the workforce due to long Covid.
Women's disadvantages in the workplace were worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the same time, though, about two-thirds of firms are boosting pay or expanding mental-health benefits.
Is it time to go back to our commutes?
Younger managers in their 30s and 40s are generally more accepting of hybrid work arrangements, new research shows.
In a tight labor market, companies have no leverage to force workers back into the office.
Only about a third of the workday is spent doing what we were actually hired to do.
Almost 40% of employers polled agreed that a mandate could attract workers.