Minnesota companies, including 3M, U.S. Bank, and General Mills, are scaling back remote work policies amid a national trend. This shift is affected by larger companies reinstating in-office mandates and a slowing job market, which has reduced employee leverage. The Minneapolis Downtown Council's CEO highlighted that announcements from big employers influence others to follow suit, creating a domino effect. Many employees express concern over the loss of remote work flexibility, which has been favored for improved work-life balance, even as some support a return to office due to advantages in collaboration and communication.
It's become more and more of a concern," said 28-year-old Ellie Jordan of Minneapolis, who sees her sales job, which allows for fully remote work, as an outlier. "I really was feeling that this was just the future - hybrid, remote work.
Whenever a large employer ... makes an announcement, it has a ripple effect to some of the other employers," he said. "They're reading each other's cues essentially.
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