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| 18 August, 2021, 03:13 PM IST | E-Paper
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    Is the office dead? Cos bet on hybrid work, but say it's not the end of the physical workplace

    With all the talk of hybrid work and going to the office only when required, one does tend to wonder if the meaning of that tangible, physical space will ever be the same.

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    The office was a lot more than a physical place to work at.

    Remember that place that made you wake up, get dressed, and commute to every day of the week, often grudgingly? Or does it almost seem surreal to think about that life anymore? The office was a lot more than a physical place to work at. It was made special by social interactions at the water cooler, impromptu brain-storming sessions (which we are now learning were more organic than those done over video calls), and fine-tuning unexpected ideas
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