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KTD Associates

BTC Restroom Update

Subject:

We wanted to provide a brief update regarding the restroom incident that occurred on Tuesday.

After quickly identifying the issue, NSG staff took immediate action by closing the men's restroom, posting signs to notify associates, and contacting a plumber. Repairs were completed, and the restroom was fully operational by Wednesday morning.

Facilities arranged for an industrial cleaning service to treat the area, including the use of an odor neutralizer. Fans are also in place to support the drying process, and the overall conditions in the area continue to improve.

The Facilities team will monitor the space and determine whether any additional steps are needed.

Associates who work out of the BTC may choose to work from an alternative workspace, such as the BTD, for the day by reserving space through Archibus.

Can't even work from home when the office overflows with sh-t!

Did the company communicate WFH for this week for Minnesota? In the office today and there it’s a ghost town

My laptop seemed to find its way behind my cars rear tire parked in my garage. So as you expect, leaving for work, I backed over the laptop with both rear and front tires. I picked up a loaner laptop from IT, telling them I got to travel soon. Eventually I’m going to have to bring my broken laptop in to IT. What can I tell them when they comment the laptop looks so much thinner and ask me why the laptop lid will no longer open?

Parking at the Plano offices has become increasingly difficult. A new group appears to have moved into the buildings, resulting in a shortage of available parking spaces for everyone. Many employees are now parking improperly, taking up spots outside designated areas, using fire lanes, parking on the grass, occupying EV charging spaces without charging, and even using handicapped spaces. It’s common to see most cars with parking violation notices during lunchtime.

A shuttle operates between the parking lots at 2900 and 3400, allowing employees to park at either location and take the shuttle to their office. However, the shuttle has become ineffective as both parking lots are now filling up. The situation has become quite chaotic.

I hope management addresses this issue and finds a solution soon.

Are the gates at the FSC up or down today?

I am considering joining Chase in the US, but is it full 5 days in office? I am coming from another company that is not fully 5 days in office. Do they track attendance here strictly?

The Turtle Response
• A Harvard Business School study found that face-to-face interaction drops by 70% in open layouts.
• This is due to the Turtle Response: when exposed visually from all angles, the amygdala triggers a low-level threat state.
• People retreat into digital shells—headphones, screens—to protect cognitive resources.

Our place stack ranks for reviews and it's terrible for morale. What about in office hours? When you rto do they mandate hours? 8 min? What about activity and keystroke reports? The salary is comparable but rto five days is a red flag. I can't ask the recruiter some of these things but they matter for quality of life.

Everyone is aware that Burlington is undergoing renovations to make room for CFS for them to move in July.. . It's gonna be a tight fit for our departments even with the layoffs that just occurred.. .. Does anyone really think the building will be ready for our return in 3 more weeks?

This is so stupid. And it’s only going to get worse when they start upgrading the elevators, which involves shutting down capacity during upgrades. Based on the window progress at 1500 I think we are going to be living in this nightmare until 2028 at least.

No more hybrid schedules. More employees will be assigned to offices as well. 100 percent office requirement. Move or resign. A sneaky way to cut the workforce without having to pay severance.

The temperature could feel like as low as -4 F next week, and yet we still have to come to office and talk to people all over the world. But hey! our office is nice and warm right? My life is a beautiful dream. Thank you Robin!

I've noticed several people commenting about the need to be in the office 4 out of 6 weeks.

Don't managers get notified each week when someone isn't meeting the 3-day office requirement? How are people able to use the reporting period workaround?

For years all I heard was people complaining about the Downtown Dallas HQ office. You guys literally tore it to shreds. And now that we are exiting the Discovery District yall found something new to pick on - Plano. Please leave Plano alone. We should be grateful of the announcement. Plano and Frisco are some of the best suburbs out here.

Plano announcement did not include Los Angeles in list of hubs. Lease is coming up with DTV. There was mention of a new office, is that still in the works?

When are the 15 min meeting notices put on your calendar? Morning of layoff day? Night before? Also, do they tell you when to go in the office to pack up your personal stuff? Do you have to give back home monitors? Would like some additional insights from someone who was impacted. Thx

how come they get one?

Hello everybody many people today is stress out about RTO, layoffs, high maintenence customer, manager etc. Below are several things you can do to help feel #blessed no matter what the day throws your way

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• tickle your tummy with a supersize Dr Pepper from the soda fountain

• unlock the next luxury level with a Lil Yachty Platinum Deluxe Variety Rap Snacks™️ Sampler Bundle with Zesty Ranch Upgrade

• Tantalize your taste buds with some fiesta chicken strips and a large fry

*.Upgrade your Snickers bar to a winter wonderland edition by coating it in a white blanket of sugar from the coffee station

• for a tropical fruit adventure get you some starburst and skittles and arrange them in fun patterns on a piece of printer paper before using it as a funnel to pour them in your mouth

These are just of a few of the temptations that await as you enjoy your day at the office. Please print this out and hang it in the elevators and break rooms. Thank you and God bless.

So Apparently PNC will require all "In-Scope" employees to go back to the office five days a week starting May 4, 2026.
Some of my coworkers and other people I've talked to while doing technical support for the PNC employees feel this is a move to get people to quit in order to avoid having to lay off people.

Parking targets in Corktown isn’t a great idea:

Ford Motor Co.'s Lincoln luxury brand next month will make Michigan Central in Detroit the home of its marketing, sales and services teams and share the ninth floor with the automaker's Model e electric vehicle team.

The move comes as the Dearborn automaker transitions to its new global corporate headquarters known as "The Hub" just a few miles from the Glass House, its home since 1956 that will be demolished. Ford in 2024 reopened the former train depot, which had been a symbol of Detroit's hard times, with office, retail and event space after the Blue Oval acquired it in 2018 to attract young tech talent. The building's restoration has made it a hot venue for large-scale events, elegant weddings and now a luxury vehicle brand.

“It's a great opportunity for the brand to be in this beautiful place," Lincoln spokesperson Anika Salceda-Wycoco said.

Automotive News first reported the move. Although Ford's new 2.1-million-square-foot headquarters in Dearborn is larger than its previous home, Lincoln President Joaquin Nuño-Whelan told the outlet that moving to Detroit creates an opportunity for the brand to differentiate itself from the mass-market Ford brand, while still being close to the strengths its sibling brand offers.

Salceda-Wycoco didn't provide a total number of employees expected to be assigned to the building called a "thriving symbol of innovation and culture" in a statement, noting desin and product development teams will still remain on the Dearborn campus. Nuño-Whelan told Automotive News it would be about 55 people moving into the station.

The Dearborn automaker by the end of 2028 expects 2,500 Ford employees and another 2,500 workers will be on the campus that includes the Newlab startup hub in the adjacent former book depository. The automaker occupies the eighth, ninth and 10th floors of the 18-story office tower. In addition to Model e, it houses its integrated services software team and philanthropy arm.

The station reopened in June 2024 with an outdoor concert and public tours after a $950 million investment into the campus anchored by the depot whose last train left in 1988. Yellow Light Coffee and a retail store have opened inside the ground floor of the building, and a high-end NoMad hotel will take over the top five floors in 2027. More tenants are expected in the coming years.

Fired? No consequence if they go for some days?

What are you doing today?

Has anyone thought about the increase of expenses with having all these people in the office? Everyone washing their hands and using the restrooms all day (I drink a lot of water and use the restroom at least seven times a day), using tons of toilet paper and paper towels, drinking lots of water, coffee and tea, keeping the building warm enough or cool enough for everyone in the office… needing more supplies like copy paper, pencils, pens, notebooks…. I’d imagine the water and sewage bills would increase significantly. Thoughts?

Typo fixed.

There it is folks.. May the 4th be with you!!

I think managers are already telling their people. It’s so fu---d guys. My coworker got switched and they aren’t even near a major hub or my team. LITERALLY WHAT IS THE REASON??????????????

I am remote, but still waiting for confirmation.

Good luck and godspeed today. It’s the end of the company we know. Already have friends and family closing their accounts.

Question in title

I heard some rumours that we will be back for more days in the office since February even if you had some deal with manager about this. Do you have any more info?

stock is in a free fall again, and they are awarding stocks as retention to their 40k employees. what does it mean? buy backs?
also they are asking people in BH to be in the office all 5 days again, what a joke!

Was in the office today. Oh how life has changed. The offices used to be inspirational and loved way people connected. Now the atmosphere is very negative and all the benefits of cafe are gone.. anyone feel the same way?

Knowing I have to go to the dell office tomorrow in Round Rock

Hello, my team is being forced to RTO and I just found out I will be sharing my office space with a registered s*x offender. I’m not sure what to do, I already asked HR not to send me to the office because I don’t feel comfortable with this.

Doesn't affect me I'm in the office 5 days already.

They will be tracking our badges for compliance. Also told that more of the old buildings are being opened up to accommodate.

Question for those that didn't RTO 4 days, what is for status?

I have come in the office every day this week in Houston. My co-workers in finance located in SR have not come in the office one day this week. What gives?

Dallas has Whitacre tower……. What will the new shrine to ourselves be named? I gotta know!!! 1st place gets their own desk for at least a week.

The figure of $115 per square foot refers to the asking rent for the new Verizon corporate headquarters office space in Manhattan's Penn 2 tower, a lease signed in July 2025.

Verizon signed a 19-year lease for more than 195,000 square feet across the 8th through 10th floors of the Penn 2 building, located near Penn Station.

The asking rent for this specific office space was reported to be $115 per square foot.

Approximately 1,000 corporate employees are expected to work in the new location starting in 2026, consolidating existing offices from other Manhattan locations.

Does anyone know how often they check your avg and how it’s enforced across different departments? I hear it’s different across department and not everyone has to follow 2.5

Workplace Excellence weeks have been removed from the calendar for 2026. That means you have to be in office 3 days a week even during holiday weeks.

Do you think they track us going to the office or not? What do you guys think/do?

Has anyone else working in the Plaza building in Minneapolis noticed a guy who has just been standing in the plaza lobby and atrium all day now?