Anybody at Saatchi NY got any inkling of when you'll be returning to office? Curious about the time line with talks of a potential fall covid surge.

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Fall covid surge?? My guess is that most companies will return to some form of in-person working after Labor Day, especially if schools return to in-person learning for the new school year. I also think most agencies will make this return fully optional for a while.

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Given that there will be enough vaccinations to go around by summer, as well as what seems like herd immunity coming to pass right now, I’m not sure where this Covid surge in the fall would come from. 

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Pretty sure the whole Publicis network is gonna WFH until there’s mass access to vaccines. Beyond that, I don’t think anyone can be more specific than a guess.

When it happens, you’ll know - because it’ll likely happen at the same time as any other NYC office.

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