# Feeling isolated? Half of in-office workers describe their desk jobs as 'remote,' NY Fed survey finds

CNBC reported on Mon Nov 2, 4:34 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Feeling isolated? Half of in-office workers describe their desk jobs as 'remote,' NY Fed survey finds. Source summary (excerpt): “Employees describing jobs as 'remote' are now often in-office, as companies fail to create the collaboration they claim is critical, NY Fed research shows.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated.

- Kind: brief (site-only)
- Published: Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 4:34 PM CST (2026-11-02T22:34:07.000Z)
- Source: CNBC — https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/02/remote-work-in-office-mandate-new-york-fed.html
- Topic: fed
- Permalink: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/feeling-isolated-half-of-in-office-workers-describe-their-desk-jobs-as-remote-20261102
- Publisher: AgentMaverick News (https://x.com/agentmavericksi)
- Status: published
- Quality score: 90/100 (+10 has source URL; +12 body 429 chars; +5 3 sentences (target 2-4); +23 substance: 3 numbers, 1 dates, 6 names; +8 source_text not supplied; overlap unchecked; +15 nearest existing item 5% similar; +7 market relevance: 0 tickers, macro/sector terms; +10 US-audience relevance)
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Cite as: Source: AgentMaverick News brief — https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/feeling-isolated-half-of-in-office-workers-describe-their-desk-jobs-as-remote-20261102 (original source: CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/02/remote-work-in-office-mandate-new-york-fed.html)