Three years ago, we had the grand idea to create what we called our Out of Office issue.
The entire staff would wait for it work remotelyfor the month-plus that it took to produce the issue.
No one would set foot in our Manhattan offices for several weeks.
Courtesy of Michelle Lee
I mentioned the outlandish project to our then CEO and braced myself for future HR interference.
He paused and said, “That’s a great idea.
Maybe thats how well all be working soon.”
A few years and one pandemic later, here we are.
Eventually, Out of Office morphed into what we now know as our Best of Global Beauty issue.
And that notion of remote work (minus the globe-trotting) has become not so outlandish after all.
Exploring new places and foods and products and cultures is one of the joys of my life.
And I miss it.
But I can finally see those freer, post-pandemic days on the horizon.
My OOO message is standing by.
