"AT&T turned heads in January last year when it decided to pull a lever that has left corporate America up in arms. 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 in the office."
"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%)."
""Many leaders claim to support hybrid work but are calling employees back more often because of underlying pressures and old habits," said Stacie Haller, chief career advisor at ResumeBuilder.com, in a statement. "They equate visibility with productivity and fear losing culture and collaboration.""
AT&T eliminated its hybrid schedule and required employees to return to the office five days a week, reversing a previous mandate of three in-office days. The company said the updated policy aims to drive collaboration and innovation to better serve customers. A Resume Builder survey shows companies shifting in-office expectations: in 2025 many firms used a mix of five-, four- and three-day requirements, and in 2026 one in eight companies plan to increase required days while three in ten will ban remote work. The survey cites strengthening company culture (64%), improving productivity (62%), and maximizing office space use (45%) as top reasons. AT&T faced employee criticism over limited desks and parking.
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