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Remote work is here to stay

by Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor - 11/03/26 9:00 AM ET

by Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor - 11/03/26 9:00 AM ET

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A new hire logs in from a kitchen table in Phoenix, joins a standup with teammates in Austin and Bogotá, ships work by lunch, and closes the day with customer calls across three time zones.

That routine feels ordinary today, because the tools matured and the norms settled, and because leadership at some organizations rewards output over presence. Evidence from a new working paper ties that lived reality to company age and CEO age — and it points toward a future with more remote opportunity than today.

Remote work expands through structure, not vibes. Younger companies keep forming and scaling, and their operating systems tend to include distributed hiring and flexible schedules from the start.…