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The public service will never be the same again at least in respect of the working arrangements. This may be a likely common view among analysts and public service practitioners, among others, who witnessed the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the public service, especially between 2020 and 2022. These are the years in which alternative work arrangements of working remotely, scheduled office rotation, and a combination of both (blended) were implemented as an obligatory means in public service. Whether or not the three work arrangements have been effective, especially in government (public service), is still a mystery to be uncovered through focused post-COVID-19 performance analysis studies. The key question currently is whether or not the public service is ready to take advantage, for its benefits, of the ensuing changes on work arrangements. The resident challenge of poor performance in the South African public service has