Informationweek Return to Office Risks Worth Considering In 2019, most white-collar employees worked in an office. In 2020, they worked from home. Now, it's a mix, but enterprises may not be prepared. Credit: yanlev via Adobe Stock Not so long ago, business as usual meant that most white-collar employees worked at the office. Then, the pandemic hit and IT departments scrambled to enable remote work. Now, organizations are starting to open offices and the question is whether they've anticipated all the potential risks. "You have to decide what you're trying to achieve and you have to recognize that your employees may be all over the board in terms of what they need, how they want to work going forward and how you're going to deliver to your clients," said Kevin Rooney, chief administrative officer at business and technology consultancy firm West Monroe.