"Now, nearly six years later, it feels like remote jobs are in increasingly short supply. Many job seekers want the benefits that come from working from home, but companies just aren't willing to let them. This back and forth has led to shifting policies for many companies, and it turns out that they're impacting workers a lot more than you might think."
"The average employee who has to return to the office loses over $8,000 a year. RTO mandates seem like they're just a part of working life now. A 2025 report from CBRE found that 77% of employees were expected to work in the office a minimum of three times a week. As the saying goes, time is money, and time is something that workers are losing a lot of with RTO policies."
"According to a report from My Perfect Resume, the average U.S. worker spends 223 hours commuting to and from work each year. That's the equivalent of six 40-hour workweeks, all unpaid. Using the national average wage, My Perfect Resume was able to calculate how much money could be earned during that time, and it came out to a whopping $8,158."
Remote jobs have become less available as many employers reinstate return-to-office mandates, often requiring at least three in-office days per week. Commuting consumes an average of 223 hours annually for U.S. workers, equivalent to six 40-hour workweeks. Valuing that time at the national average wage yields an opportunity cost of about $8,158 per employee per year. Commute burdens vary by location; New York City commuters average roughly 300 hours annually, and the time-value cost approaches $12,000 in San Jose, San Francisco, and New York City. Return-to-office policies therefore impose substantial hidden financial costs on workers.
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