AT&T moved from a three-day hybrid schedule to a five-day in-office mandate, citing a need to drive collaboration and innovation to better serve customers. A survey from Resume Builder shows in 2025 many companies used a mix of full-time, four-day, three-day, and fully remote policies. For 2026, one in eight companies plans to increase required in-office days, and three in ten plan to disallow remote work entirely. Employers cite strengthening company culture (64%), improving productivity (62%), and maximizing office-space use (45%) as primary reasons. Some leaders equate visibility with productivity and fear losing culture and collaboration.
"Like many other companies across the nation, the telecom giant pulled the plug on remote work, ordering employees to return to working in the office five days a week. Before the policy change, employees were allowed to work hybrid schedules, in which they were mandated to work only three days a week. An AT&T spokesperson told Business Insider last year that the company updated its return-to-office policy to help "drive collaboration and innovation" so it could better serve its customers."
"In 2025, 28% of companies required employees to be in the office five days a week, while 13% required four, 28% required three and 11% allowed full remote work. However, in 2026, 1 in 8 companies plan to increase the number of required days in the office, while 3 in 10 won't allow remote work. The main reasons companies are increasing the required in-office days are: to strengthen company culture (64%), to improve productivity (62%), to maximize the use of office space (45%), and to encourage employees to quit (8%). Source: Resume Builder"
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