When the office went dark, so did the employees: Here's the silent unraveling of America's hybrid work culture

The shift to remote and hybrid work promised freedom but exposed a deeper rupture: the quiet erosion of workplace relationships, creativity and collective learning. As organizations confront declining collaboration and fraying culture, the debate is no longer about office space but social infrastructure. The story examines how poor management—not hybrid work itself—is destabilising corporate life and what leaders must rebuild before it’s too late.

When the office went dark, so did the employees: Here's the silent unraveling of America's hybrid work culture
The shift to remote and hybrid work promised freedom but exposed a deeper rupture: the quiet erosion of workplace relationships, creativity and collective learning. As organizations confront declining collaboration and fraying culture, the debate is no longer about office space but social infrastructure. The story examines how poor management—not hybrid work itself—is destabilising corporate life and what leaders must rebuild before it’s too late.