Dell’s RTO mandate could be seen as pulling money out of hundreds of local micro-economies across the country while increasing employees’ commuting costs, time away from family, and daily stress. That’s a lose-lose for both workers and communities.
Yes, innovation matters. So does culture. But flexibility, transparency, and respect matter more in today’s workforce. Dell risks alienating the very talent that made it great while weakening the community ecosystems that thrived during remote work. Remote work isn’t dead. For many of us, it’s where we did our best work.