Once they see how many people quit because they couldn’t or wouldn’t comply with RTO, they’ll decide how many more to cut. But don’t despair - we’ve had rolling layoffs for a while now. It’s usually one person or a small group here and there, just enough to avoid drawing attention. They want us all on our toes constantly, and that’s exactly where we are.
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@167 - If anything, RTO is costing the company more in electricity, water (toilets, sinks, coffee machines, drinking water), heat, air conditioning, security services, and revamped decor. But I'm sure the billions that enhanced in-person collaboration has achieved will more than negate these expenses.
Not surprised by latest RTO as management layoffs are expensive.
Talking about wellness and mental health, what ever happened to Destination wellness? It was actually nice reading the stories and seeing the company actually invest in employee wellbeing. I guess they don’t care anymore and we’re all just robots.
Working from home is probably the best wellness program companies can offer. Studies prove that the extra time saved is used for exercise, cooking healthier meals and improved mental health. Billions are pored into useless programs year after year to serve some higher ups ego. Return to office is about ego and control, health be damned.
Where are the Pulse headlines about how RTO has saved the company millions due to all the new collaboration going on? All I see is the same usual hacks walking around all day and the rest are on call after call with no time to get water or stand in line for the bathroom. Pathetic, regressive, policies.
@f9 you didn’t but Director and above are required to go to an office 3x a week now. Even if they were hired as remote well before COVID. Unreal.
They didn't mention RTO. Again, right now its only for a select group (directors, managers with direct reports, etc). Sadly, the majority of employers are mandating RTO. This site is filled with people saying "i will quit if they make me go into the office "....but the sad truth is RTO is everywhere.
How in the f did I miss the RTO part of that meeting? Can someone elaborate on what was said?
I definitely think RTO is a metric they will use when deciding who gets the RIF. I bet if you put the script from the meeting into ChatGPT you would see that it’s not going to be a very good fall season based on data. Do what you can to keep your job it’s rough out there to get another.
Curious though about when we think the dust from RTO settles and we’ll see big rifs again. Does anyone have a theory?