Charlotte white-collar employees have settled back into the regular ol' office grind, at least for most of the week.

Why it matters: In the wake of the pandemic, no company wanted to be the first to force its workers out of their pajamas and back to their desks.

What's happening: We asked some of Charlotte's largest employers about their work-from-home policies.

• Most companies — Wells Fargo, Bank of America, TIAA and Vanguard — are back on a level playing field and require at least three days in person.
• USAA and PSA Airlines require four days in the office, while Truist and RXO mandate five.

What we're watching: Pressure is ramping up to bring people back to the office four or more days a week, Axios' Steph Solis writes.

• More than half of Fortune 100 employees had mandates to fully return to the office in 2025, per data released in July by real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
• But workers want otherwise. More than one-third say they would reject a job without flexible hours, according to an Owl Labs survey.

Full list of policies

🗝️ A motel conversion project in the West Sugar Creek area, called The Charlie Apartments, is officially leasing. Rent starts at $1,070 for studios at the former Rodeway Inn and Speedway Inn. (X)

✂️ Two companies celebrated big office openings in Charlotte last week:

• Citigroup, the New York-based bank, cut the ribbon on its 58,000-square-foot space in Ballantyne. It plans to grow there from about 275 employees to 800 over three years. (CBJ 🔒)
• PSA Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines, has relocated from Ohio and opened its headquarters here along Water Ridge Parkway. It expects to create 400 jobs. (Observer 🔒)

🏦 Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf says he'll keep the bank's headquarters in San Francisco, but he warned California lawmakers that Charlotte and Dallas are eager to lure the bank. Wells Fargo has most of its workforce in Charlotte. (CBJ 🔒)

Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming the Charlotte-based corporation ignored suspicious transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein. (AP)

Family Dollar is closing a distribution center in Matthews and laying off 373 workers. (WBTV)

🥡 Wing is planning another drone delivery "nest" in University City, permit filings show. (X)

If you're on the hunt for a new job, here are 16 to get you started.

• Weekday School Director at St. John's Baptist Church.
• Lower School Assistant Teacher at Charlotte Preparatory School.
• Learning Support Specialist (Grades 5-8) at Charlotte Preparatory School.
• 5th/6th Grade Teacher - Middle School at Charlotte Preparatory School.
• Executive Assistant & Hospitality Coordinator at Donald Haack Diamonds.
• Lower School Lead Teacher at Charlotte Preparatory School.
• Accounting Manager at Charlotte Preparatory School.
• Vice President of Small Business Acceleration at Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.
• Finance and Human Resources Administrator at Westminster Presbyterian Church - North Carolina.
• Director of Children and Youth Ministries at Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCUSA).
• Investor Relations & Business Development Manager at Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.
• Office Engagement Coordinator at Little.
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• Office Operations & Executive Assistant at Gaston Community Foundation.
• Fire Captain at Town of Matthews.
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The Pearl's 20-story apartment tower is set to break ground this summer, a Wexford Science & Technology spokesperson tells Axios.

Why it matters: The project will bring the first 382 apartments — of which 5% will be deemed affordable for 20 years — to the mixed-use medical campus in midtown, home to the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and a 10-story research facility.

The latest: The 20-story apartment tower, called ANOVA, will be built on 0.37 acres. Site plans show 7,230 square feet of retail incorporated.

• Half of the affordable units will serve households making 50%-80% of the area median income (80% of AMI is approximately $62,850 for a single person). The other half will target 50% of AMI and below ($39,300 for one person).

The other side: The Redress Movement, an organization focused on rectifying racial segregation, is pleading with Atrium Health to up its commitment to 20% of units as affordable for at least 50 years.

• The Pearl's historic ties to Brooklyn, a thriving Black neighborhood the government demolished in the 1960s and '70s, have fueled pushes to incorporate affordability.