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 July 3, 2020

# STAR TRIBUNE - “WORKING FROM HOME IS NOT ABOUT THE PLACE”

“ ‘Work from home hasn’t changed anything,” Thompson said. “People think it’s changed everything, but again, we’re not changing how we manage. And if it was a real change and it was better, \[companies\] wouldn’t be trying to figure out how to get everybody back in the office.’ ”

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