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“They are okay with as much as four days in the office, but place real value on the flexibility to have at least one remote day,” Boccio told Fortune. “By contrast, older candidates with kids and families seem to be the most resistant to returning to the office, which is likely due to differing priorities and demands of their time outside of work.” 

"You see people two, three seats away on a (Microsoft) Team's call with one another," said Jordan Adams, an Employment Development Department employee. "This idea that we're in the same space, and they're going to have meetings together, it's a fairytale at this point."

The report said California could save as much as $225 million a year if employees worked in the office two days a week and teleworked three days, allowing the state to shrink its office footprint by about 30 percent. A four-day schedule would limit that opportunity because state policy generally requires dedicated workstations for employees who are in the office more than half the week.

The report highlighted what Gallup called “a disproportionate share” of currently unemployed workers who previously worked in technology or who were fully remote. In addition, report authors said that while AI wasn’t specifically cited as the reason for their layoff, many workers said “organizational restructuring, cost-cutting or the elimination of their role” were to blame.

“Those explanations may reflect AI’s influence on internal decisions, even when workers were not told that AI influenced the outcome,” the report said.

OPM told employees in its healthcare and insurance (H&I) division on Monday that most of them will have another shot at opting into the deferred resignation program. Employees who apply and are accepted by OPM will go on paid administrative leave for six months before separating from the agency.

Most of OPM’s healthcare and insurance division employees will also be eligible for early retirement. Federal employees are eligible for early retirement if they have 20 years of service at age 50, or 25 years of service at any age. Eligible employees are allowed to voluntarily retire and earn an immediate annuity.

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