Using New Outlook on Windows for professional communication and productivity
Hallelujah! I just found an answer. You can EASILY roll back to classic Outlook. Here is a link to the MS Community webpage:
Apparently the new outlook is just a wrapper on top of the old Outlook. You can switch back super easy if you are lucky to have the "Try the new outlook switch at the upper right corner. Some apparently don't have this option. Those will have to follow the instructions on the link above.
So nice to get the old outlook back
Cheers!
Jim