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Erewhon Expectations, Office Outcomes
Brendan Gregory Brendan Gregory

Erewhon Expectations, Office Outcomes

I took a trip to Los Angeles recently and noticed something:

People will drive across town and wait in line for a $20 smoothie in a beautifully designed environment… yet many would rather work from their kitchen table than spend eight hours in their office.

Clearly the office isn’t competing with just other offices anymore.

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