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This year has seen no shortage of terms to describe the new ways we work.

As 2024 comes to a close, Fast Company’s Work Life team has been thinking about the major trends we’ve seen this year—but also what the new year will bring. Here are some of the biggest stories we’ll be monitoring in 2025.

Why are we still talking about a return to office? We’ve been chronicling the push to get workers back into physical offices for over three years now, but the rift between what most employees want (flexibility and a hybrid schedule) and what some leaders want (in-office collaboration and a return to pre-pandemic workplace norms) remains. As much as everyone wants to move on from this debate, we’re likely to see more companies adjust their policies in 2025, especially following major employers like Amazon deciding to bring workers back to the office five days a week.

Even with additional in-office pressure, many companies will still commit to some version of hybrid work. “Hybrid work is the new normal,” Sam Naficy, CEO of the employee visibility and productivity intelligence software provider........

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