Maine employers grapple with office policies amid constant change
Many companies plan to continue experimenting with new ways of working that involve more flexibility and remote work options.
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Nate Wildes, owner of Flight Deck and executive director of Live + Work in Maine, at Flight Deck in Brunswick on July 16, 2021. Wildes said many Maine businesses haven t yet determined what their long-term work policies will be after the coronavirus pandemic. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
Nearly 16 months after much of Maine’s workforce went remote, many businesses are preparing plans to reopen their offices. But after a year in which the only constant has been change, and with so many facets to creating a new normal – safety, employee satisfaction and a positive work culture chief among them – many employers have been hesitant to set any plans in stone.