While Amazon is delaying its January 2 return-to-office (RTO) mandate for thousands of employees because of a lack of office space, two other companies are following the tech giant’s lead and implementing strict back-to-the-office mandates. AT&T and Sweetgreen are telling non-frontline staff to come into the office more often in the new year, per Bloomberg. … Read more
First, there was the Great Resignation. Then, as the pandemic abated and the labor market cooled, came the rise of quiet quitting and the Big Stay, when workers became more reluctant to leave their jobs. More recently, however, employees have been reeling from the Great Betrayal, ushered in by layoffs and quiet firings, coupled with … Read more
The debate over return to office (RTO) doesn’t seem to be going away. Many companies have opted for a hybrid model that allows employees to still work from home a couple days a week, while some major employers have introduced strict mandates that require workers to fully return to the office, five days a week. … Read more
Think of how much has happened since March 2020 when millions of employees started working from home: Two presidential elections, war and humanitarian crises, countless climate disasters, a roller-coaster economy of inflation and interest rates, the birth of ChatGPT and AI anxiety, eight Taylor Swift albums, and an endless string of debates about if, how, … Read more
In their op-ed, Musk and Ramaswamy offered insight into how the new initiative, known as DOGE, might cut costs and reduce the size of the federal government. They hinted at their plans to trim head count across the civil service—in part by mandating that federal workers return to the office full-time. “Requiring federal employees to … Read more
The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is eliminating its hybrid work model, mandating that all employees return to the office full-time, five days a week. Staff members who refuse to adhere to this policy may be asked to resign, as revealed in an internal Q&A session circulated to employees earlier this month. This … Read more
Allstate cut annual spending on corporate offices by more than half in four years, going from $382 million in 2020 to $138 million this year, per Bloomberg — a $244 million reduction. Though Allstate has also reduced its real estate footprint from 12 million square feet to 4 million, the insurance giant says it’s metaphorically … Read more
This year has ushered in a more robust return to the office, with companies across industries now putting an end to remote work for most employees. The likes of Amazon, UPS, and Boeing are now requiring workers to be in the office five days a week, along with several banks and finance companies. Walmart has … Read more
A new report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that remote workers get more sleep and work fewer hours compared to their office-based peers. The findings show those working from home enjoy an extra 24 minutes of rest and 15 minutes more of physical activity daily, while their work hours drop by an … Read more
Dell triggered panic among its staff last week by abruptly announcing a mandatory return to the office five days a week with only a few days’ notice. In a memo sent on September 26, Dell, headquartered in Round Rock, Texas, mandated its sales team to return to the office full-time starting the following Monday, as … Read more
