"In the most recent wave of office call-backs, companies like Stellantis and Home Depot have told employees it's back to the office five days a week, joining employers such as Amazon, AT&T and JPMorgan Chase (1). About one in three American companies now require employees to work fully in person, according to data from Flex Index (2). Executives say the move is about more than desks and attendance."
""In-person engagement enables more meaningful support for store and field associates, drives results and reinforces our people-centric culture and inverted pyramid," Home Depot CEO Ted Decker said in a message to employees (3). The move comes as tensions simmer between leadership and staff. While many leaders argue that fully on-site work boosts efficiency, creativity and company culture, it remains the least popular option among workers, especially those in their 20s and 30s."
By 2025, many companies shifted from flexible remote and hybrid policies to directives requiring full-time, in-person attendance. Major employers including Stellantis, Home Depot, Amazon, AT&T and JPMorgan Chase have mandated five-day office weeks, and about one in three American companies now require fully on-site work according to Flex Index. Executives frame the mandates as necessary for better in-person engagement, support for store and field associates, driving results and reinforcing people-centric culture. The mandates have intensified tensions between leadership and staff, with younger workers especially disfavoring full-time onsite work and some employees leaving jobs over perceived micromanagement.
Read at Moneywise
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]