Justin Paget | Digitalvision | Getty Images Many workers hate the prospect of returning to the office five days a week — so much so that they’d quit their jobs if told to come in full time. To that point, 46% of workers who currently work from home at least sometimes would be somewhat or […]
RTO mandates are backfiring. People thrive in workplaces that place trust and respect above being … [+] monitored. getty As 2024 draws to a close, a critical question regarding the future of work looms large: are return-to-office mandates truly in the best interests of businesses and their employees? While some CEOs frequently cite the need […]
Concern about RTO planning is underscored by Amazon reportedly lacking enough space for its current in-office policy. Bloomberg said that “in recent interviews, employees complained of working from shared desks, crowded corporate canteens, and a lack of conference rooms for confidential calls or team meetings.” The publication also pointed to employee displeasure with having to […]
As the world transitions from the pandemic, corporate America’s evolving stance on remote work has given rise to an intriguing workplace trend: coffee badging. “Coffee badging was a term that Owl Labs coined as part of its 2023 State of Hybrid Work report,” said Frank Weishaupt, CEO of the videoconferencing tech maker. “And what we […]
Still, the study provides insight into how employees respond to RTO mandates and the effect it has on corporations and available talent at a time when entities like Dell, Amazon, and the US government are getting stricter about in-office work. Higher turnover rates The researchers concluded that the average turnover rates for firms increased by […]
