As workers return to offices, hybrid schedules take root By Matt Glynn News Business Reporter Nov 19, 2021 Nov 19, 2021 Updated Feb 24, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hybrid work schedules appear here to stay as workers come back to the office.kAm#:49 !C@5F4ED 2?5 z6Jq2?< 2C6 C6>@56=:?8 @77:46 DA246 :? 2?E:4:A2E:@? @7 >@C6 H@C<6CD C6EFC?:?8 – 3FE ?@E 2== 2E @?46]k^AmkAm|U2>Aj% q2?< H:== 3C:?8 6>A=@J66D 324< E@ E96 @77:46[ 7@C 2E =62DE A2CE @7 E96 H66<[ DE2CE:?8 :? y2?F2CJ]k^AmkAms6=2H2C6 }@CE9 D2JD :ED 6>A=@J66D 92G6 6>3C2465 2 7=6I:3=6 H@C< D4965F=6]k^Am kAmpC@F?5 E96 C68:@?[ 6>A=@J6CD H:E9 2 =@E @7 @77:46 H@C<6CD 92G6 E2<6? 2 8C25F2= 2AAC@249 E@H2C5 2?DH6C:?8 2 =@?8\DE2?5:?8 BF6DE:@?i (96? :D E96 C:89E E:>6 E@ 3C:?8 H@C<6CD 324<nk^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Celebrity spotted, Chick-fil-a opens and Rotary at the library Google bringing warehousing operation to Kannapolis Gritty and fun: Hickory Ridge’s winning identity Cabarrus Sheriff’s Office urges caution, clarity on e-bike laws Concord parks projects moving forward, openings on horizon As Dale Earnhardt’s mythology grows, so does that of his NC hometown. ‘One of us’ Kannapolis issues statement about last week's water contamination Friday Five: Concerts return to Concord, a mall business closes and more Cabarrus Transportation Services connects eligible residents to care, resources Big cuts on the table for Cabarrus Schools, county weighs in Kannapolis names roundabout for Mike Legg, also presented Order of the Longleaf Pine Soccer title caps Hickory Ridge's GMAC triple crown Trump signs bill to fund DHS agencies including Secret Service, TSA Cabarrus deputies complete New Sergeants Course Cabarrus Calendar kAm%96J 92G6 H6:8965 2 ?F>36C @7 724E@CD[ 7C@> r@G:5\`h 42D6D – H9:49 2C6 DFC8:?8 282:? – E@ H@C<6C AC@5F4E:G:EJ 2?5 4@>7@CE]k^AmkAm|@C6 3C@25=J[ :DDF6D =:<6 E96 H@C<6C D9@CE286 2?5 49:=5 42C6 2G2:=23:=:EJ 2C6 DE:== 27764E:?8 9:C:?8 2?5 C6E6?E:@?[ E@@]k^AmkAmt>A=@J6CD 86?6C2==J D2J E96J =:<6 E96 C6DF=ED E96J 92G6 D66? 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E96 @77:46[ 3FE :E :D ?@E >2?52E:?8 E92E H@C<6CD 36 G244:?2E65 E@ 36 @?\D:E6]k^Am Matt Glynn 0 Comments The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Despite plenty of 'help wanted' signs, local unemployment remains above pre-pandemic levels The region's workforce, which normally would grow at a time when jobs are plentiful and companies are hiring, is instead shrinking. Watch Now: Related Video Food Lion CEO Greg FINCHUM Food Lion distribution center Berger, Alston, KENNETT Food Lion distribution center Berger, Alston, KENNETT Food Lion Burlington distribution center Sanja KRAJNOVIC Food Lion Burlington distribution center Sanja KRAJNOVIC Food Lion event - Ahold Delhaize CEO JJ FLEEMAN Food Lion event - Ahold Delhaize CEO JJ FLEEMAN
Despite plenty of 'help wanted' signs, local unemployment remains above pre-pandemic levels The region's workforce, which normally would grow at a time when jobs are plentiful and companies are hiring, is instead shrinking.
