#returntooffice

So they think pulling this long roll out, staggering it over another year is going to quell the anger and frustration?
They must be gluttons for punishment.
I think the blowback has been pretty resoundingly negative.
I guess we’re all stymied by the lack of flexibility like pre Covid.
What’s the rationale?!
Have they just capitulated to the potential of being eaten up too?
I don’t get wanting a totally disenfranchised work force unless they know something worse is down the line for the company and all us indentured staff

If Tampa doesn’t need to go into the office for the rest of the year, why should any other site? The same security and safety concerns at Tampa apply to all Citi offices

With the holiday being in the middle of the week, does that mean we’re still expected to go in three days this week? I just got back from maternity leave, so trying to figure things out

Work from home is a total joke!
HRBP, GVP, RVP, asset protection, and any other executive positions need to get back into stores 5 days a week ! Put offices in the stores so we can see for ourselves what these folks actually do! Most are making six figures working from home! That’s a disgrace !

This work from home nonsense is driving the company straight into the ground!

Belk has HRBP’s, GvPs, and RVP’S appearing to work full days with the occasional conference call, zoom meeting. when in reality they are at home running errands, watching television, doing yard work, and napping while the rest of us are actually managing the stores!! This is disgraceful and needs to stop!

Title - Haven't heard anyone in my org get this news, most performance reviews were given out already just hearing SPs and EPs. Few folks were only staying for 4 hours a day with no issues

All US staff back into the office in January, 3 or more days per week. Who cares that you were largely remote for 6 or more years, you have 60 days to change your entire way of life to pretend to get more work done at a temp desk.

Who cares if your entire team is in another state or country, you now need to sit in traffic and spend money to attend Teams calls from the office instead. An effective pay reduction for the entire US NG workforce. Great job!

Why is everything so secretive

The article id or link doesn't work anymore. Did someone read it or take a screenshot?

On the central website go to ....com/article/FA_12085

An article is now available on Fid Central about RTO updates for Ireland and NJ. Anyone know what the plan will be for Smithfield RI?

My manager recently shared that CITI is presently being challenged with employees not RTO. So, how is this being enforced? You cannot single me out and terminate for showing up 2 days instead of 3 when there are hundreds or thousands ignoring this mandate completely.

So what’s is the plan here? Up to your division to manage?

Does anyone know how true it is that we have to be in office 4 days a week in order to receive our severance?

It’s only Tuesday and I’m exhausted from driving. The vibe is miserable. There is no point to coming in to talk to people in other sites.

I recently applied internally to a position that was specific to Humana job sites but remote. Do we think this is a sign they’re planning to return to work?!

Is AT&T's five-day return-to-office policy really about collaboration, or is there another reason behind it?

Sun Life Canada employees are being told to return to office, for minimum 2 days per week starting in January. Not sure if other business areas will be told to return too. Could be a sign of layoffs coming as this seems to be the route many companies take to get people to quit before they start offering buyouts.

Skydance is introducing a mandatory 5-day return-to-office policy while offering voluntary buyouts to eligible employees following its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/change-management/skydance-employees-face-a-five-day-office-week-or-a-buyout/595143

any word on if she supports return to office or remote?

Is there a history of or has anyone returned to CPC as a contractor after a ROF? Other than retirees? I’ve seen some of them around.

For those currently working remotely who decline the VBO, when will they have to start coming into the office 5 days a week?

There’s no office in my area, so which offices would people like me be expected to go to?

Seeing a lot of variation: some groups on 3 days, many on 4, some exempt roles on 5 — seemingly at manager discretion. Plus badge-in to badge-out 8-hour tracking, week by week.

What's your group on, and has it changed this year?

Anyone hear about 100% RTO for everyone in Smithfield beginning in March? I have no idea where they would fit everyone but people in my organization seem to think it’s going to happen. Can’t wait for the 30 min + it takes to just get off campus to increase. My group in Institutional is incredibly micromanaged now and each change they implement undermines our ability to service our clients. It’s horrible.

This is so cutthroat right now. Really sc-mmy so unprofessional below Fidelity’s caliber this FT RTO. Pouncing on people like a land owner for all their serfs and indentured servants.
I’m not quite sure the full vesting is worth my self respect.
These people have stocks up their 🫏 they’re so uptight.
Should we all have a time card system now like the coal miners?

Is the 60% being altered in anyway? I keep hearing people in office on calls talking about rto, office, etc? Is there something else coming down?

Just when it couldn’t get worse. Meanwhile, some in the C Suite have probably never been inside a Humana property.

My food bills have doubled from going into work every day now thanks for the cut in pay it’s great.
I don’t want to see my gasoline cc that should be coming this week
It’s almost criminal what they’ve pulled on us.
There just does not have to be a need for every single employee to come in every single day.
Oh wait.
I forgot only a few locations (boston) are getting the ROYAL SC--W JOB!!!
Wow how to totally disenfranchise 5000 employees.
Do you think your wealthy clients know you’re sc--wing the very people you depend on to carry the Fidelity torch?
I think not.
😡

No More WFH Monday. Everyone back to the office. Heard it here first

Interesting survey from Inc.

• The ‘RTO tax’ costs workers time as well as money
• The average office worker is losing more than $6,700 a year to the "RTO tax,"
• For those who need childcare, the "tax" more than doubles to $16,538.
• If we’re asking employees to return to the office, we need to help them get there.
  https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/the-real-cost-of-rto-isnt-lost-flexibility-workers-pay-6736-a-year-just-to-show-up/91414492
  LinkedIn discussions https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/the-true-cost-of-rto-6700-a-year-or-more-7668724/

goodbye honeywell.
heading to intel. plenty of jobs for managing contract manufacturers.
took me exactly 1 day to get an interview and offer.

Welcome to the 5 days a week club staring in January 2027

Store ops just confirmed they're no longer flying remote people in for HQ core weeks so either they don't get to participate or virtual only. Looks like they plan to fully RTO 5 days a week by Q3 2027.

Has anyone else heard of other pyramids doing RTO?

Looks like any remote IT staff are being called onsite 5x a week

Just a general thread. We seem to like/dislike the topic very much.

With Nov 2 fast approaching, what’s the news on folks deciding to return (or not)? I heard the exception of having few colleagues in the office is sketchy, comments?

I heard some teams are bringing remote workers back to the office? How does that work?

If an employee badge-in or office activity occurs during the first week of October, when does that data officially populate in the manager’s report?
What is the cut-off date/time for weekly activity to be captured in that period's report?

"A new development shows that even senior executives consider leaving their jobs over requirements to show up to work in person. Microsoft is losing its LinkedIn CEO after nearly two decades, after he determined that he would have to show up in person to effectively lead the company — and he said that was a price he wasn’t willing to pay.

• After nearly two decades at LinkedIn, CEO Ryan Roslansky is leaving.
• He determined that to effectively lead the company, he would have to show up in person at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington headquarters.
• Roslansky announced that he is moving on rather than accept the significant return-to-office change to his working arrangement."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/executive-leadership-and-management/linkedin-ceo-is-leaving-after-18-years-says-he-didn-t-want-to-return-to-the-office-full-time/ar-AA2dCybB?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=6ac3fdc945af456bae8e8ab5acf7b047&ei=25

Do layoff people still have an office? WTF intel id--ts ask them to RTO for? I think these id--ts actually don't know to design a CPU so they ask layoff people for help. Do you think so ?

Since we did a full RTO the energy amongst team members had become truly incredible

I've never seen such eagerness to get to work as there is at the moment, people just dripping cars outside the door and leaving them running so they can get to their desks to start working

Meeting rooms are booked out for the next 2 years

The markets love us and our stock is strong

AT&T Inc. is reducing its office footprint and requiring managers to show up in person at least three days a week, a move that could prompt some people to quit, Chief Executive Officer John Stankey said in an interview with Matt Miller on Bloomberg Radio.
The largest US telecommunications company, which has operations in all 50 states, will consolidate into nine core offices with two main hubs in Dallas and Atlanta. The other locations are Los Angeles; Seattle; Washington; San Ramon, California; St. Louis and two New Jersey locations Middletown and Bedminster.
The return-to-office mandate, which starts in July in Dallas and Atlanta and will be implemented everywhere else by Sept. 4, will apply to more than 60,000 managers. Stankey said that 85% of those people live near one of the offices. As for the remaining 15%, "many will make decisions that are appropriate to their lives," he said. "If they want to be a part of building a great culture and environment they'll come along on these adjustments and changes.
Others may decide, given the station of life they are in, that they want to move in a different direction.