March 17, 2023

The "afternoon fun" economy

 Axio - Golf courses, rock-climbing gyms and spas are filling up before 5 p.m. as the rise of work-from-anywhere powers the "afternoon fun" economy, The New York Times reportsA new Stanford study found 278% more people were playing golf at 4 p.m. on a Wednesday last August than in August 2019. Hair salons report patrons taking Zoom meetings during cuts and colors. Gyms are seeing surges during traditionally off-peak hours. Remote workers across the country have reconfigured their lives. But many CEOs continue to push for a return to in-person work. Three-quarters of executives want to work in the office three to five days a week, compared with a third of rank-and-file employees, per Slack's Future Forum.

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