Kansas City Isn't Going Back To The Office: Remote Work FOREVER!?!

The pandemic has changed American middle-class work FOREVER and now on-site labor is mostly the domain of people lower on the food chain.

This isn't good news and merely serves as a precursor to WORSENING WHITE COLLAR OUTSOURCING from corporate America. 

Don't worry the plight of the fading American middle-class gets even more dismal . . . 

The market for office space will continue to decline . . . Remember that the FAILED Waddell & Reed HQ is still desperately seeking tenants at discount rates.

Here's more bad news gleaned from otherwise satisfying report via KCBJ . . . 

Before the pandemic, more than 25% of Farmers Insurance Group employees in the Kansas City area already worked on a full-time remote basis. That figure now sits at upward of 95%, and appears positioned to stay that way, as the home, auto and small business insurer accounts for worker preferences.

"Since March of 2020 when we transitioned 90% of our workforce to a virtual environment, we've seen our teams consistently demonstrate effectiveness in serving customers, and we’ve listened as many have told us they appreciate working with increased flexibility," Farmers spokeswoman ​​​​​Carly Kraft said in an email.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link to a KCBJ tease . . .

Why one KC area insurer is keeping virtually all employees remote - Kansas City Business Journal

One of Olathe's largest prominent employers looks to depart from its offices throughout the city, amid plans to let virtually all of its area employees continue working remotely. Before the pandemic, more than 25% of Farmers Insurance Group employees in the Kansas City area already worked on a full-time remote basis.