"Bosses have spent the better part of two years summoning their employees back to the office, making remote-loving workers "quiet quit" in protest, while others have threatened to quit for real. But that's secretly what a significant chunk of CEOs were hoping for. According to research from BambooHR, a survey of more than 1,500 U.S. managers found a quarter of C-suite executives hoped for some voluntary turnover among workers after implementing an RTO policy."
"It's no secret that rigid in-office policies haven't landed well with workers perhaps the most documented example of how ugly the RTO battle can get. Around 30,000 employees signed a petition protesting the company's in-office mandate, and more than 1,800 pledged to walk out from their jobs to take a stand. When the tech giant eventually demanded workers show face in the office five days a week, numerous staffers told they were immediately updating their LinkedIn profiles and "rage applying" for new jobs."
Many C-suite executives and HR professionals implemented return-to-office (RTO) mandates expecting or intending voluntary turnover. BambooHR surveyed over 1,500 U.S. managers and found a quarter of C-suite executives hoped for some voluntary turnover, while one in five HR professionals admitted their in-office policy aimed to make staff quit. RTO mandates have reduced engagement across companies and provoked visible employee protests, mass petitions, and public exits. Nearly half of companies with RTO mandates experienced higher-than-anticipated attrition and many struggled with recruitment. A significant portion of employees say they would consider leaving if forced back to the office.
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