Bookshelf

Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.

Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home by Charlie Warzel ’10 and Anne Helen Petersen

March 1, 2022

Tags Alumni Book

(New York: Knopf/Random House, 2021)
“Out of Office is a book for every office worker – from employees to managers – currently facing the decision about whether, and how, to return to the office,” the publisher notes. “The past two years have shown us that there may be a new path forward, one that doesn’t involve hellish daily commutes and the demands of jam-packed work schedules that no longer make sense. But how can we realize that future in a way that benefits workers and companies alike?”

From interviews with workers and managers around the world, the authors maintain that companies need to listen to their employees as that this will promote, rather than impede, productivity and profitability. “As a society, we have talked for decades about flexible work arrangements; this book makes clear that we are at an inflection point where this is actually possible for many employees and their companies. Out of Office is about so much more than Zoom meetings and hybrid schedules: it aims to reshape our entire relationship to the office,” the authors write.