How the pandemic killed the five-day office work week

Employees are heading back to offices around the U.S., but as old routines like long commutes, train rides and face-to-face meetings are revived, one thing will never be the same — the five-day work week.

Few office workers will be shackled to their desks now that the pandemic has made remote work the norm for white-collar employees. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged the impact of that historic shift, saying earlier this month that "It may never be a five-day week again."