#rto

…for illness. Lots of coughing in the office. Used to be able to WFH due to illness. What’s the current guidance on this? Will I get pinged if I WFH because I’m coughing a lot, yet still able to work?

Rumor going around in BH that total badge swipes will be done end of year to see how many days you came in office minus the remote flexibility days. Not sure how true this is.

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?

Back and in fashion

Curious if anyone knows whether the commercial banking/UW statement spreading team will be eventually forced to RTO? This team's primarily been work from home and job postings still seem to be remote for most part

Any rumors of this group eventually being outsourced to India? Anyone from this group have any insights?

Canva is undergoing a significant restructure, impacting 1,271 employees as the company aims to "refound" itself for future growth. This decision comes after a period of slowed revenue growth and investor markdowns on the company's valuation. Founder Melanie Perkins described the past year as the company's "hardest yet," necessitating these changes to foster agility. The company is also shifting its work policy, making Sydney a key product center and requiring more in-office days. Departing employees will receive substantial severance packages and support for future ventures.

Sydney, Australia

https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/canva-layoffs-impact-1200-employees/

…wasn’t streaming. Any actual updates from Takis? In-office mandates, badging, etc?

So far, nothing actually useful.

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/6190323-remote-work-ceo-age-study/

Younger CEO's favor work outcomes over office presence. It maybe the fix we need.

Fidelity is forcing a team to relocate to the city centre, despite the existing office remaining open and the work being perfectly doable from there. Alongside reduced WFH, employees are facing significantly longer commutes for seemingly no good reason.

Why make life harder for employees when a perfectly reasonable alternative exists? Has anyone successfully challenged a forced relocation?

If you’re part of PCS in EPT (rip CRM), you’ll have an idea as to exactly what I’m referring to.

“Ireland, India >>>> USA” - The actions of A.M. he’s completely dismantling all of the good that the org did, including smartsync, carelink, and machine learning. This man values RTO, AI, and layoffs above all.

The May RIF and the new AI performance policies explain everything. If you’re not using AI as effectively as these shareholders like, you’re next to leave. Didn’t teach your superiors anything about AI? Nice knowing you. Grandma is dying and needs someone to take care of her? Can’t be you, the office needs you!

All on top of making it nearly impossible to progress your career at the company. Didn’t get a 4 last year? No promotion for you! Worked overtime to save 3 project submission deadlines? Not even a recognize point. This man is awful for the company and completely prioritizes his buddies and padding his pockets over patients. Even has the audacity to start telling us to call patients “consumers” and to look for ways to add a subscription. Is this org doomed?

Results are in , ttus.
72 percent participation. I was the other 28 percent that didn't bother with the garbage.

80 percent are happy and plan to stay and recommend USBank as a great employer.

Top topic was compensation.

RTO is no longer important to UsBank employees as we are all happy to drive 3 hours a day to sit in cube, talking to other team members on Team.

The Results must be run by same people in White. House or North Korea where everyone is happy with dear Ole Leaders aka MC

...surprise! They did NOT 'centrally manage' the RTO numbers due to the fire as they promised they would.

I'm missing all 5 days from my number. This place... It's almost comical if it weren't directly tied, at EOY review time, to your overall performance.

I am hearing requirement of minimum 6 hours per day in office is coming. Possible announcement coming on November 15th. Also it will be tracked.

Just one year ago, FLD told us that collaboration was fantastic. A tremendous success. The best collaboration anyone had ever seen. But now, apparently, one year later, collaboration has gone bad. Very bad. Nobody knows why. Nobody understands it. So naturally, the solution is to drag everyone back to the office. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Because nothing boosts productivity like spending two hours commuting to sit at a desk, wearing headphones, attending virtual meetings with colleagues sitting 10 metres away. Incredible innovation! And the best part? It's all about collaboration. Believe me, nobody collaborates better than people who are forced to be in the same building. We are going to make offices great again!

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.

Our focus is on badge swipes for RTO and building a new campus no one wants because nobody really needs an office anymore. We even sell the service that enables WFH. But don’t worry it’ll be loaded with a bunch of junk that nobody will use because it hasn’t been cool for nearly 25 years. We are always way too late to the game. Starlink isn’t a real threat when you have a multibillion dollar office like this.

Some folks obviously have flexibility. Do you?

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

Anyone find out how many hours or how they're tracking yet?

What makes these employees different from the rest of the company? The rest of us are being required to go to the office 3+ days per week, wasting time commuting. All for nothing to just join a Teams call with remote employees who are not in the office.

I see a lot of VPs and SVPs have an exception and who are on the "FTE Remote" list. Get rid of them too.

If RTO is the mandate, then apply to all.

https://share.google/9klhKfcjzyA9JDaaF

Barring this RTO, which just puts the fine point on my concerns. Is it me, or has Fidelity turned colder and more cutthroat these past few months??

I keep thinking of December 2025 and the outlook seemed brilliant like the stars and now it feels where in a black hole.

Skydance Media is implementing a mandatory five-day return to office policy across its various divisions. This policy affects Skydance Games, DC Comics, and other media holdings. The company is also offering a voluntary buyout program. These measures are intended to reduce headcount without explicitly announcing layoffs. This follows Skydance's recent $110 billion merger with Paramount and Warner Bros.

New York, NY

https://kotaku.com/skydance-institutes-company-wide-mandatory-return-to-office-so-it-can-avoid-saying-layoffs-so-soon-after-merger-2000749847

Is it impossible now to work remotely for Fidelity? I’ve heard them deny in office exemptions for people with extreme medical conditions but approve others for doctor notes claiming “anxiety”.

Does every request hinge on a random HR person and how they woke up that day to decide your RTO fate?

Let's say I am implementing a system over a weekend - we'll not just me, I am working with consultants and a bunch of our folks. So, I go home at 3AM. If they were to ask you to show up tomorrow at 9AM because of the RTO rules - I guess that's a fairly messed up logic

Comments here say a rolling inoffice average may afffect ratings or promotions, but vacation time is added to the data later. One senior person said they could not access their teams dashboard. If this number matters - employees should be able to see it, check for errors, and know how leave is counted before reviews are decided.

Has anyone been shown their own average or a written policy?

Does anybody have an insight on how these dashboard work?
has anybody been given a warning or pip for not adhering?

My location, I'm yet to speak to anybody outside of my manager for longer than a few words. Still have plenty of online meetings, though. So the whole RTO experiment is pretty pointless. But we all already knew that.

Has anyone heard if anything would happen if you just don’t obliged with the RTO mandate?

I know way too many people on my floor who just stopped showing up or decided to have hybrid schedule themselves

Are they going to impact your bonuses/raises or something? Tell you to go back into the office? Is it manager discretion?

Some managers are scared of being punished so they make their team go in. While others don’t care as long as you get your work done

announced this weekend... Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Bank of America, Citigroup...

by the time Wells gets around to getting in on the deals, the bubble will be popped.

But dont worry! folks are meeting their RTO metrics!

MS is giving 60K buyouts. Heard its 2 weeks for every 6 months of employment. Since so many are complaining about RTO, will you take it if Fido offers the same ?

People who are being laid off have their badges going inactive on Thursday but are employed until 12/31. So they essentially get to work at home while we have to go into the office 4 days. Nice way to reward your dedicated workers Comcast!

Skydance is implementing a voluntary buyout program for some employees as part of its integration process. This initiative aims to provide eligible staff with an option to leave the company on their own terms. Concurrently, the company is enforcing a mandatory five-day-per-week in-office policy for all employees. Leadership believes this in-person collaboration is crucial for fostering creativity and business success. These changes follow Skydance's recent acquisition of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.

Los Angeles, California

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/skydance-voluntary-buyouts-layoffs-5-days-per-week-in-office-policy-1236931402/

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?

Debating if I should go to CTC or work from my primary location, don’t think the expected outcome will be any different. Are you going? And if so why (not considering RTO).