This is a special branded episode from our sponsor, City.

Recording a podcast these days is a little different than it used to be.

I just want to make sure that everyone is also muted, like Sarah.

Does that sound familiar?

Ten months into the shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,

office workers around the world are now used to working remotely.

Correct. Yep. It's recording. Everyone should see a red dot in the corner of their Zoom.

Balancing work in home life, errant pets, and Zoom-schooled kids have become our new normal.

But what does the next normal look like? How did the pandemic accelerate workplace trends that were already shaping the future of work?

And how are we preparing the workforce of now for the economy of the future?

Welcome to a special branded episode of Global Translations presented by City. I'm your host, Heather Clancy. On this episode, we're getting to work. We'll discuss how COVID-19 has advanced new workplace norms. We'll look at the tools, skills, and technologies that will be critical to the next generation of talent and will imagine

what the future of work looks like in the U.S. and across the globe.

The concept of going to work has completely changed since March of 2020. On the one hand,

for essential workers, like those in health care or service industries,

going to work now means risking their health.

And on the other hand, for many office workers, going to work now means a trip to the living

room.

26% of Fortune 500 CEOs say they will never get back to having over 90% of the workforce in the office.

And more than 50% of those CEOs say they don't expect to travel as much as they did before

the pandemic. But this shift goes beyond remote work. Since March, employers have embraced

video conferencing, except in and often even encouraged a more flexible

work culture, increased their reliance on emerging technologies, and even demonstrated a rise

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